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Object Number
985-27-10/60432
Display Title
Cap made from whole gray foxskin, probably Sioux. Lined w/ brown, yellow and blu
Descriptions
Object Description
Cap made from whole gray foxskin, probably Sioux. Lined w/ brown, yellow and blue striped cloth. Tail and hind paws hang down. Front part of skin wraps around wearer's head. 80x28 cm.
Inventory Description
Hat?, fox pelt, gray
Classification
- Hat
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Animal pelt, Cloth, Fox skin
Dimensions
Overall: 53 x 45 x 15 cm (20 7/8 x 17 11/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Provenance
General George Crook
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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