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Object Number 69-30-10/64700A
Display Title Helmet
Descriptions
Object Description Helmet representing seal.
Inventory Description Carved wooden seal head hat, painted, leather straps, cracked.
Classification
  • Helmet
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Alutiiq?
  • Yupik?
  • Aleut?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Kodiak Island Borough
Additional Geographic Terms Alaska peninsula?; Aleutian Is?; Kodiak I?; St. Paul I?; St. George I?
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 19 x 23.7 cm (6 11/16 x 7 1/2 x 9 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64700a
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Dealer Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (01/01/1869)

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