Crest comb with xóots (bear) and two humans
Crest comb with xóots (bear) and two humans

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Crest comb with xóots (bear) and two humans,

ca. 1840

Lingít
PU 5057

Information

Title
Crest comb with xóots (bear) and two humans
Dates

ca. 1840

Medium
Wood
Dimensions
h. 17.1 cm., w. 7.2 cm., d. 3.0 cm. (6 3/4 x 2 7/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 5057
Place Collected

North America

Marks/Labels/Seals
Written on verso [Elizabeth Marsh Museum number]: 194/82 5057 written on verso, twice
Culture
Lingít, Native American
Type
combs (grooming tools), combs (hair ornaments)
Materials
wood
Techniques
carving
Subject
bears, abstraction, people, social status

Collected by Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, in or after 1877; possibly given to Princeton Theological Seminary, 1879-1882; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), 1882

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