Neck Ring and Maskette
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
First Nation
Northwest Coast
late 19th-early 20th century
Cedar bark, wood, cloth, and paint
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Acquired by exchange from Ralph C. Altman, Los Angeles, California
55.27.13320
Geography
Place Made: Canada, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Personal Adornment
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Northwest Coast
Not on view
Exhibition History
People of Potlatch, Heritage Plantation of Sandwich, Massachusetts, May 10, 1987-October 25, 1988.
Provenance
Ralph C. Altman (1909-1967), Los Angeles, California; by exchange (#101) to present collection, 1955.
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