Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in 1934 or 1935 by Dr. Victor Wolfgang von Hagen (1908-1985, an American explorer, anthropologist, and travel writer); purchased by MAI from Dr. von Hagen through his agent, W. Lee Trenholm (William Lee Trenholm, 1899-1952), in 1935.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Shuar
- Collector
- Dr. Victor Wolfgang von Hagen (Wolfgang von Hagen), Non-Indian, 1908-1985
- Previous owner
- Dr. Victor Wolfgang von Hagen (Wolfgang von Hagen), Non-Indian, 1908-1985
- Seller
- Dr. Victor Wolfgang von Hagen (Wolfgang von Hagen), Non-Indian, 1908-1985
- Seller agent
- W. Lee Trenholm (William Lee Trenholm), Non-Indian, 1899-1952
- Object Name
- Headband
- Media/Materials
- Monkey skin/fur
- Techniques
- Sewn
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
