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Head Ring

MOA: University of British Columbia

3259/51

Head ring made of mountain goat wool and cedar bark. Thick strands of wool are wound around a bark core, with four bunches of shredded cedar bark attached around the ring. A small wooden stake made of cedar hangs from a brown string. Two brown pieces of fabric are tied around the wool. Small sections of wool have been coloured pinkish-red and black.

  • Type of Item head ring
  • Culture Northwest Coast
  • Material cedar bark, mountain goat wool fibre, fibre, pigment, cedar wood
  • Measurements height 32.5 cm, width 26.0 cm, depth 5.5 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 3259/0051

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