Hat Item Number: 1392/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Wide brimmed hat with a small narrow woven rim on the underside of the hat. The hat is woven with three different weaving techniques. The top of the hat has alternating bands of close knit weaving and is decorated with three painted triangular shapes. The middle portion of the top section of the hat has a close weave with no patterns and is decorated with two large eye motifs in green, red, and black. The brim of the hat is woven with alternative bands of diagonal weaving and is decorated with wing patterns of a bird. A three-part tail feather design takes up the majority of the back of the hat brim. The designs are green, red, and black.