Band Of Bear's Claws Head-Dress

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Object Details

Donor Name

Mr. Robert Kennicott

Notes

FROM CARD: "HEAD-DRESS: BAND OF RED FLANNEL, ONE INCH BROAD, BOUND WITH BLUE CLOTH, AND EDGED WITH WHITE BEADS, TO WHICH BAND ARE SECURED, THROUGH HOLES IN ROOTS, SEVEN CLAWS OF GRIZZLY BEAR, URSUS HORRIBILIS. WORN BY SLAVE INDIANS, HUDSON BAY TERRITORY. SAME SPECIMEN ENTERED AS CATALOG NO. 539. LOAN GLENBOW NOV 13 1987. LOAN RETURNED NOV 25 1988. ILLUS.: THE SPIRIT SINGS. CATALOGUE, GLENBOW-ALBERTA INST., 1987, #S38, P.100."

Provenience note: catalogue card mistranscribes locality as Fort Laird. Correct spelling is Fort Liard.

This object was on display in the National Museum of Natural History exhibit "Objects of Wonder", 2017 - 2024.

Record Last Modified

10 Jan 2025

Specimen Count

Culture

Slavey (Slave, Dene)

Accession Date

29 Dec 1866

Accession Number

66A00102

USNM Number

E2040-0

Object Type

Headdress

Place

Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada, North America

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Anthropology

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c460f1c4-5e5f-4b62-bc89-8a9a01412eb6

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8356311