Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, a California basket collector and dealer) between 1901 and 1916; purchased by MAI from Grace Nicholson in 1916 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Karuk (Karok)
- Collector
- Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
- Previous owner
- Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
- Seller
- Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
- Presenter/funding source
- Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
- Object Name
- Hair ornament (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Hide thong/Babiche, glass bead/beads, metal button/buttons
- Techniques
- Strung
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
