Hat of a high-status woman
date: label: Date created
content: 1800-1830
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) (attributed); formerly identified as Haida
label: Seller
content: Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952
label: Previous owner
content: Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (1877-1952, a noted collector of books and Indian arts and founder of Northwest Airlines); purchased by George Heye from L.H. Brittin in 1906.
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place: label: Place
content: Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada (inferred)
label: Archipelago
content: Vancouver Island Group
label: Island Name
content: Vancouver Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
label: See related items
content: Haida
label: See related items
content: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 8608
label: Barcode
content: 008608.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Hat of a high-status woman
label: Media/Materials
content: Cedar bark, spruce root, paint, wool cloth, dentalium shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Twined, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 23.3 x 33.9 cm