Beaded Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Beaded Cap

Entry/Object ID

NU 2024.118

Description

An indigenous beaded cap of similar structure to a military cap. The cap consists of many colored beads over black velveteen. The interior lining is of an unidentified brown fabric and has a spherical pouch where the head would fit.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

collectionsintern@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hat

Textile Details

Fabric

Velveteen

Material

Beads, Fabric

Color

Black, Red, Pink, Yellow, Orange, Tan, Green, Blue, Turquoise, Purple

Notes

unidentified fabric lining

Made/Created

Artist

Mrs. Emil Meyer

Date made

1860 - 1869

Time Period

19th Century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cap

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

971

Dimensions

Height

6 in

Circumference

24-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Height measured from front edge to top of front panel

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Alyce Taylor

Notes

Lender / Donor of this object. Daughter of artist.