Hunting helmet

Date created
circa 1880
Culture/People
Yup'ik [Bristol Bay]
Collector
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
Previous owner
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
Seller
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
Collection History
Collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) in 1910; purchased by George Heye from George T. Emmons in 1910.
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Place
Bristol Bay; Bristol Bay Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
See related items
Yup'ik [Bristol Bay]
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
2/6934
Barcode
026934.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Native Term
ciayaq (alternate term: ugtarcuun)
Object Name
Hunting helmet
Media/Materials
Driftwood, ivory, fossil ivory, baleen, hide thong/babiche
Techniques
Carved, bent, incised, tied
Dimensions
27 x 23 x 20 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d412caac-e07b-45e4-8290-b4168d87db27
Record ID
NMAI_28714