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Object Number
69-30-10/2159
Display Title
Basketry hat
Descriptions
Object Description
Conical basketry hat of twined spruce root and painted zoomorphic design in red and black pigments. Constructed of twined spruce root and incorporating whale design, this is typical northern dress-up hat, a style worn by both men and women. Possibly frog design on bottom and tail of a bird in the back. Does not seem used.
Inventory Description
Woven fiber hat, conical, flat top, black and red painted zoomorphic design
Classification
- Hat
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Haida?
- Tlingit?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Spruce root, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 18.5 x 37 x 37 cm (7 5/16 x 14 9/16 x 14 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
69-30-10/2159
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Dealer
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(01/01/1869)
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Hat
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Alaska
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| 99-12-10/53081 | Black-rimmed hat |
Hat
|
United States
Canada | |
| 99-12-10/53176 | Basketry top hat |
Hat
|
Canada
United States | |
| 99-12-10/53083 | Basketry sailor's cap |
Hat
|
United States
Canada | |
| 974-12-10/52246 | Twined spruce root hat. |
Hat
|
Alaska
| |
| 99-12-10/53079 | Basketry whaler's hat |
Hat
|
Washington
Oregon | |
| 99-12-10/53080 | Basketry whaler's hat |
Hat
|
Oregon
Washington | |
| 975-5-10/52720 | Spruce root hat, patterned twining. truncated cone shape. |
Hat
|
Alaska
| |
| 04-10-10/62830 | Basketry hat cover (goes with hat 04-10-10/62829). |
Hat
|
North America
| |
| 69-30-10/1590 | Killer Whale War Helmet |
Helmet
Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
| 02-14-10/61920 | Basketry hat |
Hat
|
Queen Charlotte Islands
| |
| 04-10-10/62829 | Basketry hat with cover and 5 rings. |
Hat
|
North America
|