Kwakiutl Polychromed Wood Headdress

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Description

wood, pigments, operculum shell
7 2/3 by 18 1/2 by 8 1/4 in. 19.5 by 47 by x 21 cm.

Provenance

Eugene Chesrow, Chicago IL
Private New York Collection

Catalogue Note

This helmet-style headdress from the Northwest Coast is extremely rare. Worn on top of the head, and with a button blanket completing the costume, it depicts a bird and references an important family crest.