Basket Hat Item Number: E230104-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
INFORMATION COPIED FROM LEDGER,AUGUST,1983. "LPX ORDER 670 $91.33"From card: "Basket hat. Completely painted with faded red background. Black and white design." "Makah" is written inside hat, near catalogue number.Pamela Brown (Heiltsuk) and Ian Reid (Heiltsuk) of the delegation from Bella Bella, Bella Coola and Rivers Inlet communities of British Columbia made the following comments during the Recovering Voices Community Research Visit May 20th - 24th, 2013. This hat labeled as Bella Bella was most likely given as a gift, acquired through marriage, or stolen. Heiltsuk hats are never shaped in this way. It is very Makah and West coast design choices.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Benham Indian Trading Company on April 2, 1904
What
- Name
- Basket Hat
- Identification Number
- E230104-0
- Type of Item
- hat
Who
- Culture
- Bella Bella (Heiltsuk) ?
- Received from
- Benham Indian Trading Company
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on April 2, 1904
Other
- Accession Number
- 042507