Description

Bentwood hat collected by Sheldon Jackson, 1893. The white color and pointed shape mimicked floating ice, which hunters sought to resemble as camouflage.

Wassilie Berlin noted, "This carved walrus was what men wanted to be available when they hunted. These look like gull beaks since gulls are also ocean creatures."

Dimensions

L- 11 1/4 in
W- 6 3/4 in
H- 9 1/4 in

Credits

Loaned by The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago 13852

Description

Bentwood hat from the Kuskokwim. Frank Andrew said: "They used those for seal hunting. He would tie his hat on top of the kayak sled. If he saw a seal on the ice, he would put on the hat and approach it."

Dimensions

L- 10 1/2 in
W- 11 in
H- 7 in

Credits

G. B. Gordon, 1905, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology NA354

Description

Bentwood hat with wolf face. Paul John said: "This hat is a submarine! You can breathe in front when water crashes over your head."

Dimensions

L- 8 1/2 in
W- 12 in

Credits

1952, UA Museum of the North 0554 5450

Description

Hunting visor decorated with pintail feathers and painted black inside to reduce glare. Frank Andrew said: "Wooden visors were also worn in summer. Even elderly women used them to avoid getting irritated eyes."

Dimensions

L- 12 3/4 in
W- 8 1/4 in
H- 17 in

Credits

J. A. Jacobsen, 1882, Ethnologisches Museum Berlin IVA4189

Description

Paul John said, "When they didn't have glasses made of glass, these were our ancestors' glasses."

Dimensions

W- 6 3/4 in
H- 2 in
D- 3 1/4 in

Credits

E. W. Nelson, 1882, Sabotnisky, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution 48996