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Collector:
John P. Monteith  Search this
Donor Name:
John B. Monteith  Search this
Culture:
Nez Perce (Nimiipuu)  Search this
Object Type:
Hat
Place:
Lapwai Reservation, Idaho, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1876
Collection Date:
1876
Notes:
FROM CARD: "PURCHASED OF KOW, KOW, HI, AT, UM. 09-03-1986 LENT TO YAKIMA NATION MUSEUM, LOAN RETURNED 9/22/87." PURCHASED BY COLLECTOR FROM KOW-KOW-HI-AT-UM. - STEVEN L. GRAFE 1997 SEE PROCESSING LAB ACCESSION FILE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Illus.: Hndbk. N. Amer. Ind., Vol. 12, Plateau, Fig. 2, p. 602. Identified there as twined of Indian hemp and dyed and undyed bear grass. "The 3-part zigzag or mountain peak motif is a standard design of Plateau twined hats (Schlick 1994:42)." Illustrated p. 221 and described p. 221 and p. 380 in Gilman, Carolyn. 2003. Lewis and Clark across the divide. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books.
Record Last Modified:
2 Jun 2023
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
005302
USNM Number:
E23857-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a6d97284-6144-4ded-a8a8-7164a47e567a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8371193