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Ceremonial hat. Early 19th century
Ceremonial hat. Early 19th century
Number
МАЭ № 633-16
Title
Ceremonial hat
Ethnicity
Chugach
Date
Early 19th century
Expedition
Russian circumnavigations and half round-the-world sea expeditions
Collectors-person
Material
spruce root, paint, woolen thread, sinew
Dimensions
height 37 cm, diameter of the brim 35 cm, diameter of the crown 8 cm, height of the extensions 24 cm
Annotation
The elders wore hats with cylindrical extensions. Such hats were worn during the Potlaches – traditional celebrations that were accompanied with feasts and reciprocity of wealth.
Publications
Available in Russian St. Petersburg
Corpus
Ethnography of America
Albums
Ceremonial headgear, prior to 1792
Ceremonial staff, early 19th c.