model; cap (clothing: headwear)

Model cap for figure in a model kayak. The cap is made of wood and has a long tapered peak with a head strap to go around the back of the head. There is a hole at the top of the cap. It is decorated with black pigment and lengths of animal hair that are attached to the top of the peak and extend over the top of the head.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1982iv
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 110 mm x 35 mm x 25 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; hair
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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