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I MOA: 3100/12 - Hat

Hat

Item number 3100/12 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Dome shaped cedar bark hat. Hat is finely woven and uses a slight step pattern in construction as it narrows toward the top. A pattern of larger weaves is interspersed with the fine, encircling the hat at each step. On the inside sits a shaped headband made in a looser weave with a long, thin, twisted chin strap, also of bark, attached to either side.

History Of Use

Dome-shaped double woven hats, like this one, were worn as rain protection. A hat band inside the hat was used to fit the hat to the crown of the head, and to keep the sides of the hat away from the wearer's head - thereby creating an effective rain barrier.