Hat

Item number 1693/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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A cone-shaped hat and strap covered with feathers and dyed grassed. The hat, and strap appear to be made of woven grass, and the feathers are attached to this. There is a horizontal row of "flowers" made of grass and cloth and mounted onto paper, then sewn around the middle of the hat on top of the white feathers on the background. The hat has an opening at the top which is partially concealed by long brown and red feathers sewn into the inside of the hat. Inside the hat, there are feathers sewn halfway up the inside. The back of the strap is lined with a cloth, and the ends are sewn into the inside of the hat.