Whaler's hat

Date created
1780-1794
Culture/People
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
Collector
Captain James Magee, Non-Indian, 1750-1801
Previous owner
Captain James Magee, Non-Indian, 1750-1801
Massachusetts Historical Society
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
Collection History
Collected by Captain James Magee (1750-1801, of the ship "Margaret") in 1794; donated by him to the Massachusetts Historical Society soon afterward; transferred from the Massachusetts Historical Society to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, in 1867; acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Peabody Museum in 1929.
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Place
Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago
Vancouver Island Group
Island Name
Vancouver Island
See related items
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
16/4130
Barcode
164130.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Native Term
uu-uutahpuk
Object Name
Whaler's hat
Media/Materials
Cedar bark (Red cedar), cedar bark (yellow cedar), spruce root, bear grass, equisetum
Techniques
Twined, wrap-twined
Dimensions
22.5 x 25 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62cb163c0-6616-4d2e-ac65-13bde2c05f49
Record ID
NMAI_175921