Culture/People:

Makah  Search this

Possible collector:

Stewart Culin, Non-Indian, 1858-1929  Search this

Previous owner:

Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)  Search this

Object Name:

Dance headdress

Media/Materials:

Wood, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, metal bead/beads, paint

Techniques:

Carved, sewn, painted, overlay beadwork

Dimensions:

111 x 26 x 20 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Native Term:

hi-tak-tih

Place:

Neah Bay, Makah Reservation; Clallam County; Washington; USA

Date created:

circa 1890

Collection History:

Collected or purchased by Stewart Culin (1858-1929, later of the Brooklyn Museum) for the Free Museum of Art and Science circa 1900; acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the Free Museum of Science and Art in 1908.

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Catalog Number:

1/9405

Barcode:

019405.000

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Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d6f37729-de3c-41fd-b22d-35e3a5c518f9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_20574