Eagle skull and bones

Museum number:
2-36386
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1149
Description:
Eagle skull and 2 long bones.
Donor:
Harold Heath and Ida Shelley
Collection place:
Forrester Island, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Alexander Archipelago; Forrester Island
Culture or time period:
Haida
Collector:
Harold Heath
Collection date:
1917
Taxon:
Accipitridae
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1954
Context of use:
From shrine of Stegoot, guardian spirit of Forrester Island, S.E. Alaska.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 13 centimeters and 20 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: See label on box for full information.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Eagle skull and bones, accession number 2-36386, described as Eagle skull and 2 long bones.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Eagle skull and bones, accession number 2-36386, described as Eagle skull and 2 long bones.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Eagle skull and bones, accession number 2-36386, described as Eagle skull and 2 long bones.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Eagle skull and bones, accession number 2-36386, described as Eagle skull and 2 long bones.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Eagle skull and bones, accession number 2-36386, described as Eagle skull and 2 long bones.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Eagle skull and bones, accession number 2-36386, described as Eagle skull and 2 long bones.

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