Hat

Museum number:
2-7539
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020007539
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Hat ornament. Basketry, painted green.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Tlingit
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hats
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
4 rings indicate owner had given 4 potlatches.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 12 centimeters and diameter 8 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Hat, accession number 2-7539, described as Hat ornament. Basketry, painted green.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Hat, accession number 2-7539, described as Hat ornament. Basketry, painted green.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 2-7539, described as Hat ornament. Basketry, painted green.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 2-7539, described as Hat ornament. Basketry, painted green.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 2-7539, described as Hat ornament. Basketry, painted green.

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