Basket hat with raven design

Basket hat
Date created
1890-1920
Culture/People
Haida
Artist/Maker
attributed to Isabella Edenshaw (Kwii.aang), Haida, 1858-1926 (weaving) and Charles Edenshaw (Charles Edensaw/Tahaygen/Da.axiigang), Haida, 1839-1920 (painting)
Possible owner
Hume Blackley Babington, Non-Indian, 1871-1934
Previous owner
Evoryna May Brodhurst (Evoryna May Babington/Mrs. Norman Robert Broadhurst/E. M. Brodhurst), Non-Indian, 1882-1974
Seller
Evoryna May Brodhurst (Evoryna May Babington/Mrs. Norman Robert Broadhurst/E. M. Brodhurst), Non-Indian, 1882-1974
MAI agent
William A. Newcombe (William Newcomb), Non-Indian, 1884-1960
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Evoryna May Babington Brodhurst (Mrs. Norman Robert Brodhurst, 1882-1974) or that of her brother Hume Blackley Babington (1871-1934, a ship captain in Vancouver and Prince Rupert); purchased by MAI in 1937 from Evoryna Brodhurst through William A. Newcombe (1884-1960, a Vancouver, British Columbia, collector).
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Place
Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago
Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)
See related items
Haida
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
On View
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Northwest Coast
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
19/6110
Barcode
196110.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Object Name
Basket hat with raven design
Media/Materials
Cedar bark, spruce root, paint
Techniques
Twined, painted
Dimensions
44 x 18 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68291add3-4da0-455f-a73b-bbc9439fcf7c
Record ID
NMAI_209490