Chief's headdress representing a killer whale with a raven on his back

Date created
1930-1940
Culture/People
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Artist/Maker
Chief Willie Seaweed (Willie Siwid [Siwiti]/Chief Hilamas/The One Able To Set Things Right/Smoky Top/Kwaxitola), Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl), 1873-1967
Previous owner
Chief Willie Seaweed (Willie Siwid [Siwiti]/Chief Hilamas/The One Able To Set Things Right/Smoky Top/Kwaxitola), Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl), 1873-1967
Wilhelm Helmer, Non-Indian
Seller
Wilhelm Helmer, Non-Indian
Collection History
Formerly owned and used by Chief Willie Seaweed (Kwakwaka'wakw, 1873-1967); purchased from him by Wilhelm Helmer; purchased by MAI from Wilhelm Helmer in 1966.
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Place
Quatsino; Mount Waddington Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago
Vancouver Island Group
Island Name
Vancouver Island
See related items
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
On View
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Northwest Coast
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
23/8252
Barcode
238252.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Native Term
gikaml
Object Name
Chief's headdress representing a killer whale with a raven on his back
Media/Materials
Red cedar, yellow cedar, pigment/pigments, velveteen
Techniques
Carved, painted
Dimensions
50.5 x 22 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6380c2d41-771c-4354-a548-06cbb77142b7
Record ID
NMAI_253801