Basket hat

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Culture/People: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1920.
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Place: Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group
Island Name: Vancouver Island

See related items: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl); Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 10/1030
Barcode: 101030.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Object Name: Basket hat
Media/Materials: Cedar bark, spruce root
Techniques: Twined, plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c0f06de7-b3ca-4471-a5d8-4b1dbda051ec

Record ID: NMAI_108783