Whaler's Hat Item Number: 2011-123/9 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Automatically Generated From Material
The swamp grass is natural, purple, and dark blue.
Item History
- Made by Caroline Mickey
- Received from Jonathan and Ellyn Ostrow
What
- Name
- Whaler's Hat
- Identification Number
- 2011-123/9
- Type of Item
- whaler's hat
- Material
- cedar bark, swamp grass and raffia
- Manufacturing Technique
- plain twined, wrapped twined, twill plaited and dyed
- Overall
- height 8.5 in, diameter 11.0 in
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth and Hesquiat Band
- Creator
- Caroline Mickey
- Received from
- Jonathan and Ellyn Ostrow
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Credit
- Gift of Jonathan and Ellyn Ostrow
- Motif
- Whaling | Canoes | Whales | Humans | Float
- Collection
- Burke Museum Ethnology Collection