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Woman's cap of buckskin. Ends of skin folded over each other and sewn together
Woman's cap of buckskin. Ends of skin folded over each other and sewn together
Object Number 15-36-10/86586
Display Title Woman's cap of buckskin. Ends of skin folded over each other and sewn together
Descriptions
Object Description Woman's cap of buckskin. Ends of skin folded over each other and sewn together.
Inventory Description Hat, hide, decorated with glass seed beads, blue and brown pigment, porcupine quills
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Hide, Bead, Quill
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 21 x 16.5 cm (5 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86586
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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