Silver Buckle

Tlingit
Northwest Coast

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possibly 19th century

Silver

Overall: 1 15/16 × 2 13/16 in. (5 × 7.2 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Doris Meltzer

166.56.24800

Geography

Place Made: Wrangell, United States, North America

Period

19th century

Object Name

Clothing: Accessory

Research Area

Native American

Native American: Northwest Coast

Not on view

Provenance

Anna (Annie) Gedake (1844-1934), Wrangell, Alaska; possibly sold to Axel Rasmussen (about 1887-1945), possibly 1920-30's; Earl L. Stendahl (1887-1966), Los Angeles California]; to Doris Meltzer (1908-1977), Meltzer Gallery, New York; given to present collection, 1966.

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