Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Giles Whiting (1873-1937, of New York City); lent to MAI by Giles Whiting in 1918 and never reclaimed.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Haida
- Previous owner
- Giles Whiting, Non-Indian, 1873-1937
- Object Name
- Basket hat part/fragment
- Media/Materials
- Spruce root
- Techniques
- Twined, painted
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
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