Basket Hat Item Number: E671-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "DEPOSITED."A black-brimmed painted basketry hat. Hat is described, p. 57 in Ostapkowicz, Joanna, 2010, "Nuu-chah-nulth and Makah Black-brimmed Hats: Chronology and Style," American Indian Art Magazine, 35(3). [Hat is] " ... a striking example with expansive design elements rendered in black and red, including a large, four-way split oval at the front and a series of featherlike U-forms extending down the back. As with most ... [black-brimmed hats], it is difficult to identify the creature depicted."
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA
- Collected in Washington, USA
- Received from Capt. George Gibbs during 1862
What
- Name
- Basket Hat
- Identification Number
- E671-0
- Type of Item
- hat
Who
- Received from
- Capt. George Gibbs
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Washington, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1862
Other
- Accession Number
- 000051