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Headdress

Tlingit

Caption

Tlingit. Headdress, late 19th–early 20th century. Bear claw, hide, puffin beak, cordage, 3 3/8 x 11 7/16 in. (8.5 x 29 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1911, Museum Collection Fund, 08.429.

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Tlingit

Title

Headdress

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Medium

Bear claw, hide, puffin beak, cordage

Classification

Clothing

Dimensions

3 3/8 x 11 7/16 in. (8.5 x 29 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1911, Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

08.429

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Artists and makers

Tlingit

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