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Basketry whaler's hat
Object Number 99-12-10/53080
Display Title Basketry whaler's hat
Descriptions
Object Description "Onion dome" knob-top whaling chief’s hat (conical hat topped by an onion-shaped dome). Decorated with scenes of an idealized whale hunt, in which the whales are portrayed in much more realistic detail than the people. Four whale boats pursue two already-harpooned whales. Viewed from above, the design suggests a spiral converging on the center.
Inventory Description Basketry hat, conical with bulbous top, woven brown whaling scene.
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Date ca. 1790-1830
Culture
  • Nootka
  • Makah
  • Clatsop?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Oregon
North America / United States / Washington
Materials Plant fiber, Cedar bark, Surf grass, Spruce root
Dimensions Overall: 22.5 x 27 x 27 cm (8 7/8 x 10 5/8 x 10 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 99-12-10/53080
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner Peale Museum (Unknown - Unknown)
Owner David Kimball (Unknown - 1873)
Collector William Clark (1805-1806 - Unknown)
Collector Meriwether Lewis (1805-1806 - Unknown)
Donor David Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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