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Introduction

A head ornament made of animal hair, with quillwork. Northeastern North American. Collected by Captain Harding and Pickering, and donated to the British Museum in 1893.

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Created from information in the British Museum object catalogue.

Materials

Animal hair (possibly horse hair); dye, red and yellow; wooden tube; hide; quills, dyed red, turquoise blue and white.

Techniques or Format

Hairs bundled and sewn together. A patch of yellow hair has been yellowed through a leaching technique.

Dimensions: 115 × 0 × 0 cm
Condition: Fair. It is fragile.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

British Museum object catalogue.

Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am,+.6996
Collection at Current Location: Christy Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1893
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: Before 1893
Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by Captain Harding and Pickering, and donated to the British Museum in 1893 by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks.

Publication History

JCH King, 'Thunderbird and Lightning,' (British Museum Press, 1982): p.50.

Comment on Source of Exhibition & Publication Data

British Museum object catalogue.

GKS Reference Number: 26600
How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, ornament. Currently in the British Museum, Am,+.6996. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 26600.

Record Creation Context

This record was created as part of a Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC) research trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum, December 8-22 2007, funded by a grant from the International Opportunities fund of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Heidi Bohaker (HB), John Borrows (JB), Lindsay Borrows (LB), Darlene Johnston (DJ), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Cory Willmott (CW).

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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