ETHNOGRAPHY : NORTH AMERICA

Object Name

Helmet

Date Made

1839
1839

Description

Aleutian painted wood helmet with strip of whalebone ending in a small seal's head at the top. Streamers of sealion whiskers protrude from the back and there are four Russian trade beads on the front

Place Collected

United States of America: Alaska: Sitka
Sitka

Catalogue Number

BELUM.C268.1910

Copyright

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