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Object Number
99-12-10/53176
Display Title
Basketry top hat
Descriptions
Object Description
Native adaptation of a Western-style top hat, woven of spruce root in the traditional fashion. The weft-dyed bands are typical of Haida basketry.
Inventory Description
Basketry top hat, woven horizontal band design.
Classification
- Hat
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1790-1820
Culture
- Tlingit
- Haida
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
North America / United States
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms
Northwest Coast
Materials
Plant fiber Fiber Spruce root
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 33 x 35.5 cm (5 7/8 x 13 x 14 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
99-12-10/53176
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
Peale Museum
(Unknown - Unknown)
Owner
David Kimball
(Unknown - 1873)
Collector
William Clark
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
Meriwether Lewis
(Unknown - Unknown)
Donor
David Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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