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Spruce Root, 2 BundlesE/536
BasketA8528 a-b

Small, roughly cylindrical spruce root basket (a) with lightly flaring sides and a flat, fitted lid (b). Designs consist of three bands with central band in green, purple and natural (open rhomboid design). Wrapped twined weaving.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, dye and spruce root
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry Hat | Potlatch Rings2005-21/7

9. TWINED SPRUCE ROOT HAT Haida-style weaving; Kwakwaka'wakw-style painting; rings from a different hat This hat has been altered from its original form. It appears that parts of two separate hats have been joined together, the basketry rings and the crown of the hat (at the top) have been joined to the flaring sides.

Culture
Haida and Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
spruce root, cedar bark, ermine and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Basketry Hat25.0/19

The paint is red, black, green, and blue.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
spruce root and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Basketry Hat1-730

The paint is black and red.

Culture
Haida ? or Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
spruce root and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Carrying Basket2.5E1189
Basketry Hat1-357

The paint is green, red, and black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
spruce root and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Basketry Hat1-358

2. TWINED SPRUCE ROOT HAT Haida-style weaving; Kwakwaka'wakw-style painting A standard design on painted hats is an abstract animal with a snout on the brim, eyes on the crown, and a tail opposite the snout. Fins or wings are located on the brim between the snout and tail.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
spruce root, paint and cloth
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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