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Object Number 15-36-10/86583
Display Title Shaman's cap of buckskin. Fringed and ornamented with owl's head.
Descriptions
Object Description Shaman's cap of buckskin. Fringed and ornamented with owl's head.
Inventory Description Hat, cap, buckskin, fringed, owl head ornament
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Dimensions Overall: 30 x 28.5 x 17.5 cm (11 13/16 x 11 1/4 x 6 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86583
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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