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Whaler's hat (ciapuxas)
Whaler's hat (ciapuxas)

Whaler's hat (ciapuxas)

Date1960s
Maker Jessie Webster First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, 1909 - 1991
Label TextThe whaling cultures of the Northwest Coast, Makah, Quinault, Quileute, and Nuu-chah-nulth, decorate their knob- topped hats with whaling scenes that depict whales, canoes, whalers, and harpoons. The artist Jessie Webster restored the making of this type of hat in the mid-20th century.
Object number95.83
Credit LineGift of Sylvia Duryee
Dimensions9 1/2 in. (24.13 cm) Diam.: 9 in.
MediumRed cedar bark, grass, fern stem
Whaler's hat (ciapuxas)
Jessie Webster
1960s
Object number: 95.84
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Native American
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Object number: 95.87
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
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2011
Object number: 2011.37
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First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Hesquiat
late 19th century to first quarter 20th century
Object number: 92.119.1
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First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Hesquiat
late 19th century to first quarter 20th century
Object number: 92.119.2
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late 19th century to first quarter 20th century
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First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Hesquiat
late 19th century to first quarter 20th century
Object number: 92.122.2
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Makah
ca. 1900
Object number: 92.115
Ginger jar basket with lid
First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Hesquiat
late 19th century to first quarter 20th century
Object number: 92.120
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First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Hesquiat
late 19th century to first quarter 20th century
Object number: 92.121