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Basketry whaler's hat
Object Number 99-12-10/53079
Display Title Basketry whaler's hat
Descriptions
Object Description "Onion dome" knob-top whaling chief’s hat (conical hat topped by an onion-shaped dome). Decorated with scenes of an idealized whale hunt, in which the whales are portrayed in much more realistic detail than the people. Whale boats pursue two already-harpooned whales.
Inventory Description Basketry hat, conical shaped, bulbous top, woven black whaling scene design
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Date ca. 1790-1830
Culture
  • Nootka
  • Makah
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Oregon
North America / United States / Washington
Additional Geographic Terms Chinook, Lower
Materials Spruce root
Dimensions Overall: 27 x 26.5 x 24 cm (10 5/8 x 10 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 99-12-10/53079
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner Peale Museum (Unknown - Unknown)
Owner David Kimball (Unknown - 1873)
Collector William Clark (1805-1806 - Unknown)
Collector Meriwether Lewis (1805-1806 - Unknown)
Donor David Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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