Culture/People:

Hupa  Search this

Possible collector:

George I. Lufkin, Non-Indian, 1868-1947  Search this

Previous owner:

George I. Lufkin, Non-Indian, 1868-1947  Search this

George S. Lufkin (George Schild Lufkin), Non-Indian, 1906-1992  Search this

Honoree:

George I. Lufkin, Non-Indian, 1868-1947  Search this

Donor:

George S. Lufkin (George Schild Lufkin), Non-Indian, 1906-1992  Search this

Object Name:

Woman's basket hat

Media/Materials:

Hazel, conifer root, bear grass, maidenhair fern stem, woodwardia fern

Techniques:

Twined

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Place:

Northern California; California; USA (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of George I. Lufkin (1868-1947, a basket collector who worked in automobile sales in California); inherited by his son, George Schild Lufkin (1906-1992); donated to MAI by George S. Lufkin in 1953 in memory of George I. Lufkin.

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Catalog Number:

22/2611

Barcode:

222611.000

See related items:

Hupa

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b82e3be3-6762-4ae0-9654-fd53ec4c2a72

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_237488