Man's Cap
Mi'kmaq (Micmac)
Wabanaki
First Nation
Northeast Woodlands
Woodlands
about 1860
Velvet, cotton cloth, glass beads, sequins, ivory; thread
Overall: 1 3/4 × 6 1/8 in. (4.5 × 15.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchase in memory of Stacey Coverdale, Class of 1988, made possible by an anonymous gift
988.29.26943
Geography
Place Made: Canada, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Clothing: Headwear
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Woodlands
Not on view
Course History
SART 65, Architecture I, Zenovia Toloudi, Spring 2015
Exhibition History
Gene Y. Kim, Class of 1985, Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 22, 1994-February 13, 1995.
Native American Art at Dartmouth: Highlights from the Hood Museum of Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 8, 2011-March 12, 2012.
Native American Designs of the Northern Woodlands, Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 20, 1995-February 9, 1997.
Provenance
"Antique Shop", sold to unknown dealer, Northeast; anonymous source; given to present collection in memory of Stacey Coverdale, Class of 1988.
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