Basket hat

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Culture/People: Haida
Collector: Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971
Previous owner: Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971
Seller: Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of Samuel Prescott Fay (1884-1971, an explorer, naturalist, and mountain climber) and probably collected by him between 1912 and 1914; purchased by MAI from Samuel Prescott Fay in 1951.
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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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/8861
Barcode: 218861.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws645893bdf-bea8-4afc-a6af-cc02b5908ea7

Record ID: NMAI_233438