Basketry Hat ~ Woman's Item Number: 110 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Exhibit Label
DOUBLE CEDAR BARK HAT Makah
Unlike the ancient pointed hat (see no. 1983-72/1), this dome-shaped hat is typical of 1800s western Washington. The outer hat layer is decorated with dyed grass; the inner hat is joined on at the rim.
1800s; Collected by James G. Swan; Gift of the Washington World's Fair Commission, 1893; No. 110
Item History
- Received from Washington World's Fair Commission
What
- Name
- Basketry Hat ~ Woman's
- Identification Number
- 110
- Type of Item
- basketry hat
- Material
- cedar bark and grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined, plaited and double weave
- Overall
- height 15.0 cm, diameter 30.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Makah
- Received from
- Washington World's Fair Commission
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Credit
- Gift of Washington World's Fair Commission
- Motif
- Bands
- Collection
- Burke Museum Ethnology Collection