Basket hat

Date created
1963
Culture/People
Makah
Artist/Maker
Lena McGee Claplanhoo (Lena Allabush McGee/Lena Magee), Makah, 1906-1999
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Lena McGee Claplanhoo (Lena Allabush McGee/Lena Magee), Makah, 1906-1999
IACB agent
Edward Malin, Non-Indian
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1963; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place
Neah Bay, Makah Reservation; Clallam County; Washington; USA
See related items
Makah
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/140
Barcode
260140.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Object Name
Basket hat
Media/Materials
Cedar bark, raffia, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Twined, strung, braided
Dimensions
11.8 x 34.1 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6df11ca05-17e4-4d43-9143-c7b3780f21b2
Record ID
NMAI_276233