Basket hat

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Culture/People: Wixarika (Huichol)
Previous owner: Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
Donor: Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian; Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013

Collection History: Acquired by Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast) during travel in Mexico at an unknown date; donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
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Place: San Andrés Cohamiata; Mezquitic Municipality, Norte Region; Jalisco State; Mexico

See related items: Wixarika (Huichol); Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/1592
Barcode: 251592.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Object Name: Basket hat
Media/Materials: Palm fiber, feather/feathers, wool yarn
Techniques: Braided, sewn
Dimensions: 39.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62905bba1-e397-48c2-a8c1-cc0f952368e3

Record ID: NMAI_267098