Hat with Tcamaos design Item Number: 05.588.7322 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
Woven hat painted by Native American artist Tom Price with the symbol of a leading family in black, red, and blue green. The design is of Tcamaos, the mythological personification of submerged driftwood that comes to the surface and causes damage to canoes when users aren't watching. The red ovoid form that is part of the artist's personal style as well as the red star on the crown help to identify Tom Price as the painter of the hat. CONDITION: Stable and fair. There are numerous repairs with minor cracks and breaks. The blue green paint around the eyes has almost completely flaked off.
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1905, Museum Collection Fund
Item History
- Made between 1868 and 1899
What
- Name
- Hat with Tcamaos design
- Identification Number
- 05.588.7322
- Type of Item
- design and hat
- Material
- spruce root and pigment
- Overall
- length 16.0 in, width 16.0 in, height 44.0 in
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1868 and 1899
Other
- Classification
- Clothing