Headdress, chief's

Description

Chief's headdress, with Bear crest frontlet on a cap, of carved and painted wood, decorated with feathers, sea lion whiskers and ermine: North America, USA, southern Alaska, Tlingit, c. 1860s

Museum reference

A.1978.392

Collection

Americas

Object name

Headdress, chief's

Production information

Unknown
Southern Alaska, Alaska, USA, North America

Date

c. 1860s

Style / Culture

Tlingit

Materials

Wood, Feather, Sea lion whisker, Ermine

Collection place(s)

Alaska, USA, North America

Exhibitions

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

On display

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