Object Details
- 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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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Makah
- 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
- Object Name
- Basket hat
- Media/Materials
- Willow bark
- Techniques
- Twined, plaited
- Dimensions
- 41.5 x 22.5 x 10.5 cm
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
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