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Hat

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by James Kendall Johnston between 1942 and 1943 during military service in the U. S. Army Air Corps as commander of a weather reporting station; given to his son, Paul I. Johnston, at an unknown date; donated to NMAI by the Reverend Dr. Paul I. Johnston in 2010.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Arawak
Collector
James Kendall Johnston, Non-Indian, 1918-2013
Previous owner
James Kendall Johnston, Non-Indian, 1918-2013
Reverend Dr. Paul I. Johnston, Non-Indian
Donor
Reverend Dr. Paul I. Johnston, Non-Indian
Date created
1940-1943
Object Name
Hat
Media/Materials
Straw, twine/string, dye/dyes
Techniques
Dyed, braided, sewn
Dimensions
34.8 cm
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
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