Object Details
Culture/People
Haida
Artist/Maker
attributed to Isabella Edenshaw (Kwii.aang), Haida, 1858-1926 (weaving) and Charles Edenshaw (Charles Edensaw/Tahaygen/Da.axiigang), Haida, 1839-1920 (painting)
Possible 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
Presenter/funding source
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
Collection History
Formerly in the collection of and probably collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1920 with funds donated by MAI trustees James B. Ford (1844-1928) and Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Date created
circa 1890
Catalog Number
9/8015
Barcode
098015.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Object Name
Hat with dogfish design
Media/Materials
Spruce root, paint
Techniques
Twined, painted
Dimensions
41 x 21 cm
Place
Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago
Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)
See related items
Haida
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
On View
NMAI, New York, NY: Ancestral Connections, East Wall
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_105824