Head Ornament (Fadu Skillik)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 21 Dec 1883
label: Collection Date
content: 9 Jul 1883
name: label: Collector
content: James G. Swan
label: Donor Name
content: James G. Swan
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Rank ornament of chief. Each section shows the number of feasts he has given." From old original tag with artifact: "Tadn skillik worn by chiefs to indicate rank. This was on top of an old wooden helmet too much broken to be of use. These Tadn skilliks are highly prized when new. This is the only specimen offered. James G. Swan, Massett, B.C., July 9, 1883." AS OF 2006, CAT. #88738 CONSISTS OF ONE COLUMN OF 3 WOODEN AND 4 WOVEN SPRUCE-ROOT? CYLINDRICAL RINGS, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS "POTLATCH RINGS," USUALLY USED ON TOPS OF HATS. -F. PICKERING 5-10-2006
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) / Graham Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Haida
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 013804
label: USNM Number
content: E88738-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hat Ring