Neck ring

Culture/People
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Collector
Charles F. Newcombe (C.F. Newcombe), Non-Indian, 1851-1924
Previous owner
Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)
Collection History
Collected by Charles F. Newcombe (1851-1924, a physician and collector in British Columbia) at an unknown date; sold or transferred to the Free Museum of Science and Art (later the University Museum at the University of Pennsylvania) at an unknown date; acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the Free Museum in 1908.
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Place
Alert Bay; Mount Waddington Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago
Vancouver Island Group
Island Name
Cormorant Island
See related items
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
1/9442
Barcode
019442.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Neck ring
Media/Materials
Cedar bark
Techniques
Wrapped
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6956c4b09-4cbd-4a6a-a78e-0a8ff966f02d
Record ID
NMAI_20612