Property from a Private Collection, New York
Unangan (Aleut) Hunting Hat, Unangam Tanangin (Aleutian Islands), Alaska, United States of America
Auction Closed
June 18, 05:01 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection, New York
Unangan (Aleut) Hunting Hat, Unangam Tanangin (Aleutian Islands), Alaska, United States of America
Wood, walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) ivory and vibrissae, pigments, glass beads, fibre
Height: 9 in (22.9 cm); Length (without walrus vibrissae): 13 ⅞ in (35.2 cm)
Charles Spooner Taber, Captain of the whaling ship Shylock, presumably acquired during a voyage to the Aleutian Islands
Helen Burt Campbell, Cuba, New York, by descent from the above
Sold at the auction of the estate of the above in 1993
Subsequently acquired by the present owner
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