Killer Whale Crest Hat

Killer Whale Crest Hat

2004
Artist
Preston Singletary, Tlingit, American, 1963 -
Born: San Francisco, CA
Work Locations: Seattle, WA
Culture
Tlingit
Object
hat
Medium
blown and sand-carved glass
Accession Number
2012.10
Credit Line
Gift of Polly and Mark Addison

Preston Singletary (Tlingit), Killer Whale Crest Hat, 2004. Blown and sand carved glass; 7 1/2 x 17 3/4 in. di. Denver Art Museum: Gift of Polly and Mark Addison, 2012.10.

Dimensions
height: 7.5 in, 19.0500 cm; diameter: 17.75 in, 45.0850 cm
Inscription
engraved signature "Preston Singletary 2004" on narrow end, outside
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
Known Provenance
Created by the artist, 2004; (Blue Rain Gallery), Santa Fe, NM, 2004; Purchased by Polly (1935-2021) and Mark Addison, July 2004-2012; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2012.
Exhibition History
  • "Artist's Eye, Artist's Hand: American Indian Art"—Denver Art Museum, American Indian Gallery, 1/30/2011 - 10/2017