Medicine Man's Basketry Hat Item Number: E378522-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Brittle; small section broken out; painted with characteristic designs in red, black, blue, and green." In a 1937 letter in the accession file, the donor notes that she purchased this "more than 30 years ago" and identifies it as from Sitka.
Item History
- Made in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected by Mrs. S. W. Battle in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Received on April 27, 1937
What
- Name
- Medicine Man's Basketry Hat
- Identification Number
- E378522-0
- Type of Item
- hat
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit and Chilkat
- Field Collector
- Mrs. S. W. Battle
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on April 27, 1937
Other
- Accession Number
- 143617