Breast ornament

Description

Breast ornament, in form of a square of hide, ornamented with a series of overlapping groups of incisor teeth from the jaw of caribou, probably shamanic: North America, Canada, Nunavut Territory, Hudson Bay, Southampton Island, Inuit, early 20th century

Museum reference

A.1923.438

Collection

Americas

Object name

Breast ornament

Production information

Unknown
Southampton Island, Hudson Bay, Nunavut, Canada, North America

Date

Early 20th century

Style / Culture

Arctic, Inuit

Materials

Hide, Caribou tooth

Physical description

Hide ornamented with overlapping groups of teeth from a small deer

Collection place(s)

Southampton Island, Hudson Bay, Nunavut, Canada, North America

Associations

Collector: Brown, C., Sergeant, 1923 (fl.)

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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