Carved goat horn

Made:
1850-1888 in Alaska
maker:
Tlingit people
Carved mountain goat horn human head with long spur rising from

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Carved mountain goat horn human head with long spur rising from
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Carved mountain goat horn human head with long spur rising from forehead, part of shaman' s headdress, Tlingit, Northwest Coast of North America, 1850-1888

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A650939
Materials:
horn from mountain goat
Measurements:
overall weight: x x , , .015kg
type:
headdress