Culture/People:

Kuskwogmiut Yup'ik  Search this

Collector:

Adams Hollis Twitchell (A. H. Twitchell), Non-Indian, 1872-1949  Search this

Previous owner:

Adams Hollis Twitchell (A. H. Twitchell), Non-Indian, 1872-1949  Search this

Seller:

Adams Hollis Twitchell (A. H. Twitchell), Non-Indian, 1872-1949  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this

Object Name:

Dance hat

Media/Materials:

Cotton cloth, loon skin/skins

Techniques:

Sewn

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Native Term:

maqissuun nacaq

Place:

Kuskokwim River; Calista Native Corporation, Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Date created:

circa 1910

Collection History:

Collected by Bethel, Alaska, trader Adams Hollis Twitchell (1872-1949), probably between 1905 and 1916; purchased by MAI from A. H. Twitchell in 1919 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).

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Catalog Number:

9/3491

Barcode:

093491.001

See related items:

Kuskwogmiut Yup'ik

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6285ca174-3eee-4f1e-95d4-0f2bb87a9a0e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_100676