Object Details
Carved & Painted Hat
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Collector
Sgt. John J. McLean
Donor Name
Sgt. John J. McLean
Notes
Provenience note: collection apparently purchased or collected by McLean in Sitka and vicinity circa 1884.
Per Eric Hollinger, a column of wooden hat rings (potlatch rings), or potlatch cylinder, # E74441 belongs with sculpin crest hat E74339, based on XRF testing of the paint on that object, and comparing/matching it to flecks of the same type of paint on E74339, as well as comparing the size of the two pieces for fit.
Record Last Modified
15 Jan 2025
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Tlingit
Accession Date
27 Dec 1884
Collection Date
1884
Accession Number
015504
USNM Number
E74339-0
Object Type
Hat
Place
Baranof Island / Sitka, Alexander Archipelago, Alaska, United States, North America
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Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8477947
Hollow Cylinder Of Wood
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Collector
Sgt. John J. McLean
Donor Name
Sgt. John J. McLean
Notes
It is assumed that this object is the one referred to on the list in the accession file as a "wooden stove pipe attachment", identified as belonging with/on top of one of the "large carved wooden helmet[s]" in the collection. Per Eric Hollinger, this is a column of wooden hat rings (potlatch rings), or potlatch cylinder, that belongs with sculpin crest hat E74339, based on XRF testing of the paint on this object, and comparing/matching it to flecks of the same type of paint on E74339, as well as comparing the size of the two pieces for fit.
Record Last Modified
15 Jan 2025
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Tlingit
Accession Date
27 Dec 1884
Collection Date
1884
Accession Number
015504
USNM Number
E74441-0
Object Type
Hat Ring
Place
Baranof Island / Sitka, Alexander Archipelago, Alaska, United States, North America
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Anthropology
Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8478070