Cedar Bark Neck Ring

Tlingit
Northwest Coast

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collected late 1920s-1945

Cedar bark and red wool

Overall: 48 13/16 × 1 3/16 in. (124 × 3 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Doris Meltzer and the Meltzer Gallery

159.1.14317

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

20th century

Object Name

Personal Adornment

Research Area

Native American

Native American: Northwest Coast

Not on view

Provenance

Collected by Axel Rasmussen (about 1887-1945), probably in the 1920's and 1930's; [possibly collected by Earl Stendahl (1887-1966) [dealer], Los Angeles, California]; sold to Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon; sold to Doris Meltzer (1908-1977), Meltzer Gallery, New York; given to present collection, 1959.

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