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Woman's cap of elaeagnus bark woven with hemp twine.
Woman's cap of elaeagnus bark woven with hemp twine.
Object Number 15-36-10/86501
Display Title Woman's cap of elaeagnus bark woven with hemp twine.
Descriptions
Object Description Woman's cap of elaeagnus bark woven with hemp twine.
Inventory Description Hat, twined fiber with vertical zigzag design, helmet style
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Bark fiber Indian hemp
Dimensions Overall: 27 x 25 x 15 cm (10 5/8 x 9 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86501
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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