Killer whale brooch/pin

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Object Details

Culture/People

Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)

Artist/Maker

Lloyd Wadhams, Sr., Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl), 1938-1992

Donor

R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007

Previous owner

R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007

Collection History

Formerly in the collection of R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007); donated to NMAI by R.E. Mansfield in 2007.

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Date created

circa 1980

Catalog Number

26/5972

Barcode

265972.000

Object Type

Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name

Killer whale brooch/pin

Media/Materials

Silver, abalone/haliotis shell

Techniques

Cast, inlaid

Dimensions

6 x 3 x 1 cm

Place

Vancouver; Greater Vancouver Regional District; British Columbia; Canada

See related items

Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65dabe4e0-4856-4a18-80e7-b0f9a256f806

Record ID

NMAI_282199