Neck Ring

NA11751

From: United States of America | Alaska | Southeast Alaska | Sitka (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA11751
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Southeast Alaska | Sitka (uncertain)
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Locus Kaagwaantaan Clan?
Section American
Materials Cedar Bark | Feather
Description

Neck ring made from twisted cedar bark fibers. The ends are wrapped with a thin band of white, feather down to form a loop. The ring is made up of four cedar bark ropes and the ends are frayed.

Length 62.9 cm
Width 18.4 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1926
Other Number 125? or 126? or 127? - Other Number

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