Canada; British Columbia; Queen Charlotte Islands; Masset
Culture or time period:
Haida
Collector:
Willie J. Clark Dodd
Collection date:
1887-1890
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Accession date:
1936
Context of use:
Part of 15580-82 (shaman's outfit) - belt (?). Reg Davidson/Jim Hart (Haida sculptors, October 1990): "Made for dancing. Men and women would use them.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 1 inches and length 32 inches
Comment:
Puffins shed their beaks every year and people go around and pick them up and they hang out in certain areas. You need a boat to go out and get them. They're in secret spots - Haida secret spots." fide Reg Davidson/Jim Hart, October 1990. Part of 15580-82 (shaman's outfit) - belt (?). Reg Davidson/Jim Hart (Haida sculptors, October 1990): "Made for dancing. Men and women would use them.