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CollectionABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection
Object NameHeaddress
hat
cap
Object NumberABDUA:9506
Other NumberE129
Other Number Typeold number
Brief Descriptionleather cap (bearskin or buckskin?) with silk ribbon, and beaded scalp-lock ornaments. It has been observed that the attachments are typical of hair fobs worn by Southeastern men in the late 18th century (Martha Berry).
Materialsskin, bear skin, buck skin, cloth, beads
ConditionGood
CompletenessComplete
Associated Object NumberLEMUR:1000083
MakerCreek(?) Cherokee(?) Choctaw(?)
Object Production Date1750-1810
Place KeyNorth America, United States of America, South East
Object History NoteThe object was displayed in the first exhibition ('100 Curiosities') at King's Museum which opened in April 2011. Also used to be on display in South Gallery 9/23 (Was moved to permanent storage after its return from 100 Cuiros).
Publication NoteKnight, W (1840) Catalogue of antiquities in Marischal College (manuscript MS M106); Reid, R W (1912) Illustrated Catalogue of the Anthropological Museum, University of Aberdeen, p263 (illustrated p264); Howard, J (1978) in American Indian Quarterly, Vol 4, no. 1.; Susan C. Powers (2007) Art of the Cherokee, p44
Aquisition SourceOgilvie of Barras
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