Dance Headdress
Ida Wesley, Yup'ik / American, 20th century
Yup'ik
Western Arctic
Arctic
20th century
Seal, caribou hair and skin, fur, glass beads and cotton cloth
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
170.38.24688
Geography
Place Made: Nunivak Island, United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Clothing: Headwear
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Course History
NAS 30.18, Indians Who Rock the World: Native American Contemporary Music, Davina Two Bears, Spring 2019
NAS 30.24/MUS 3.06, Sound Relations: Indigenous Musical Perspectives, Sunaina Kale, Spring 2022
Provenance
Dr. Philip O. Nice (1917-2002); sold to present collection, 1970.
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