(3) Sewing was done with fine needles made of bird and fish bone. These were embroidered, fringed, and feathered hats made of bird or seal skins, some tall and peaked, others flat or shaped like birds with bobbing heads and tails. (2) In the original pre-Russian winter hunting ceremonies, Unangax ^ dancers wore other styles of head coverings. (1) Decorated intestine caps were sometimes worn as waterproof hat covers, with cloth caps underneath. This style of round, embroidered cap made of sea mammal intestine first became popular in the early 19th century, and is based on the shape of a Russian sailor’s hat. Paul), and Maria Turnpaugh (Unalaska) identified this as a woman’s ceremonial hat, worn for dancing during celebrations at the end of fur seal harvest in the Pribilof Islands and at other special occasions such as weddings. Thomas Minor (collector) Museum: National Museum of Natural History Museum ID Number: E007957 They were sometimes worn as waterproof covers for cloth caps underneath.Ĭulture: Unangax (Aleut) Region: Aleutian Islands, Alaska Village: Unalaska Object Category: Clothing Dimensions: Length 21.5cm Accession Date: 1869 Source: Dr. Round embroidered caps made of sea mammal intestine first became popular in the early nineteenth century and were based on the shape of a Russian sailor’s hat. The red and black strips on the top are painted seal esophagus, and the white stitching is caribou hair. This woman’s hat was worn for dancing during celebrations at the end of the fur seal harvest and on other special occasions, such as weddings. The men always had their hunting hats all decorated when they did their ceremonies, and the women wore something on their heads like this.
Ayagam saliguu “woman’s cap” Language: Unangam Tunuu (Eastern Aleut and Atkan dialects)
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