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Wooden visor
Object Number 69-30-10/1612
Display Title Wooden visor
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden visor. Spruce with bark or paper glued on top. Red, white, and black banding. Wool tassles and braided loops; braided sinew chin piece. Sea lion and walrus whiskers.
Inventory Description Visor, band of wood with alternating red and black banded design, 6 sea mammal whiskers along one side, two tassels at each side, cordage chin strap
Classification
  • Visor
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Pacific Eskimo
  • Alutiiq?
  • Unangan?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Aleutian Islands
Materials Wood , Pigment , Spruce , Wool , Sinew , Sea lion whisker , Walrus whisker , Polychrome
Dimensions Overall (Measurement does not include whiskers or tassels): 27 × 19 × 8 cm (10 5/8 × 7 1/2 × 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 1612; 23
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Seller Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1869)

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