Head Ring

MOA: University of British Columbia

3259/49

Head ring made of mountain goat wool and cedar bark. Thick strands of wool are wound around a bark core, with six bunches of shredded cedar bark attached around the ring. There are two loosely and one tightly tied sections of fabric. Small sections of the wool have been coloured pinkish-red and orange-red.


  • Type of Item head ring
  • Culture Northwest Coast
  • Material cedar bark, mountain goat wool fibre, natural fibre, pigment
  • Measurements height 37.0 cm, width 33.0 cm, depth 6.0 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Margaret Hess
  • Received from Margaret Hess

  • Made in British Columbia

  • Ownership Date before September 28, 2017
  • Acquisition Date on September 28, 2017

  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3259/0049