Dogfish Headdress

mid 19th century

Artist

Albert Edward Edenshaw, Haida, c. 1812-1894
Attributed to

Culture

Haida

Locale

British Columbia

Country

Canada

Object

headdress

Medium

Wood, abalone shell, basketry, sea lion whiskers, cotton, ermine fur, feathers, and paint

Accession Number

1948.315

Credit Line

Native Arts acquisition funds

Attributed to Albert Edward Edenshaw (Haida), Headdress, mid 19th century. Wood, abalone shell, basketry, sea lion whiskers, cotton, ermine fur, feathers, and paint; 49 x 16 in. Denver Art Museum: Native Arts acquisition fund, 1948.315

Dimensions

length: 49 in, 124.4600 cm; width: 16 in, 40.6400 cm

Department

Native Arts

Collection

Indigenous Arts of North America

This object is currently on view

Known Provenance

(Sam Hunt), Fort Rupert, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, before 1948; collection of Edward Malin, British Columbia, 1948; purchased by the Denver Art Museum, October 1948

Exhibition History

"Arts of the Raven: Masterworks by the Northwest Coast Indian"—Vancouver Art Gallery, 06/15/1967 - 09/24/1967
"Two Hundred Years of North American Indian Art"—Whitney Museum of American Art, 11/16/71 - 01/09/1972