War Helmet

NA351

From: Alaska | Nunivak Island

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA351
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience Alaska | Nunivak Island
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Ivory
Description

Conical wooden helmet with two ivory ornaments attached with cotton thread at the front. One whale shaped ornament attached with hide at the back.

Credit Line Alaska Ethnological Expedition, George Byron Gordon, 1905

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