Dance Ornament Item Number: A8850 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dance ornament (for an arm or ankle?) consisting of a cloth band with deer hooves hanging from leather thongs.
History Of Use
Likely worn as either a dancer's ankle ornament, or arm band.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Unknown (Unknown)
What
- Name
- Dance Ornament
- Identification Number
- A8850
- Type of Item
- ornament
- Material
- deer hoof, fibre and leather skin
- Manufacturing Technique
- sewn
- Overall
- height 4.5 in, diameter 3.0 in
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish
- Received from
- Unknown (Unknown)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada