Mar 11, 2025
Honored to have spent time with these two historical Tlingit clan hats currently still at the Penn Museum. They are in the process of being repatriated to the Sitka Tribe of Alaska.
1. Ganook Hat (NA6864): Ganook (The Petrel), early 18th c. (one of the oldest known surviving Tlingit hats!)
Maple wood, paint, Opercula shell, fur, hair, spruce root; L 28 x W 27 x H 37 cm
2. Noble Killer Hat (NA11741): Killer Whale (Orca), 19th c? (collected 1926)
Spruce wood, paint, abalone shell, human hair; L 36 x W 34 x H 27.5 cm