Head net

Museum number:
1-19447
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.477 and Acc.477A
Description:
Net for binding up hair. Made by Ishi at the Museum.
Donor:
Ishi
Collection place:
Parnassus Heights, San Francisco, San Francisco County
Verbatim coll. place:
California; San Francisco; San Francisco
Culture or time period:
Yana
Maker or artist:
Ishi
Collection date:
1913
Materials:
Cotton (textile) (whole)
Taxon:
Malvaceae
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Head nets
Function:
2.3 Special Ornaments, Garb, and Finery Worn to Battle by Warrior (excluding status insignia)
Accession date:
1914 and 1915
Context of use:
For binding up hair of head.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
48 centimeters
Loans:
S1970-1971 #25: Oakland Museum of California (September 25, 1970–April 9, 1971), S1974-1975 #94: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology (June 11, 1975–June 11, 1975), and S2018-2019 #4: Bundeskunsthalle (August 27, 2019–January 16, 2020)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Head net, accession number 1-19447, described as Net for binding up hair. Made by Ishi at the Museum.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Head net, accession number 1-19447, described as Net for binding up hair. Made by Ishi at the Museum.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Head net, accession number 1-19447, described as Net for binding up hair. Made by Ishi at the Museum.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Head net, accession number 1-19447, described as Net for binding up hair. Made by Ishi at the Museum.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Head net, accession number 1-19447, described as Net for binding up hair. Made by Ishi at the Museum.

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