Basketry Hat Item Number: 25.0/248 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Exhibit Label
One of the Northwest Coast basketmaker's most interesting products is the hat. Generally conical in shape, with variations in form and structure from region to region, they were light, waterproof, and decorative. The figures represented on this hat are two killer whales and a raven. This is a type that could be used for everyday wear as well as for formal occasions. (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)
Automatically Generated From Material
The paint is red, blue, white, and black.
Item History
- Received from Mrs. Anne Gerber
What
- Name
- Basketry Hat
- Identification Number
- 25.0/248
- Type of Item
- basketry hat
- Material
- spruce root and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- plain twined, triple twined, skip stitched and painted
- Overall
- diameter 15.0 in, depth 6.5 in
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Received from
- Mrs. Anne Gerber
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Credit
- Sidney Gerber Collection, Gift of Anne Gerber
- Motif
- Killer Whales
- Collection
- Burke Museum Ethnology Collection