Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; probably from the collection of Richard Charles Geck (Wyandot, 1874-1947, owner of a Tulsa, Oklahoma, lumberyard); donated to MAI in 1947 by his daughter Ramona J. Fredericks (Wyandot, 1900-1969) in memory of Richard Charles Geck.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Modoc
- Possible owner
- Richard Charles Geck, Wyandot, 1874-1947
- Previous owner
- Ramona J. Fredericks (Ramona Jeanette Geck/Ramona Geck Kennedy), Wyandot, 1900-1969
- Donor
- Ramona J. Fredericks (Ramona Jeanette Geck/Ramona Geck Kennedy), Wyandot, 1900-1969
- Honoree
- Richard Charles Geck, Wyandot, 1874-1947
- Object Name
- Basket hat
- Media/Materials
- Tule rush, cordage, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, dye/dyes
- Techniques
- Dyed, twined, stitched, edge beaded, lazy/lane stitch beadwork
- Dimensions
- 9.2 x 31 cm
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
