In the Spirit of the Ancestors-Twined spruce root hats were traditionally worn on the northern Northwest Coast and many were made for sale to outsiders in the late 19th century. Today they continue to be important ceremonial wear, displaying the crests of the wearer. The small ring of dyed brown spruce root around the center of the top is the artist's signature.

Haida spruce root hat made by Isabel Rorick, the daughter of Primrose Adams. She learned to weave from her grandmother, Selina Peratrovich. Isabel recently traveled to several museum collections, including the Burke Museum, to study Haida basketry. According to Isabel Rorick, this hat was made in the style of Mrs. Tom Price. Burke Museum cat. no. 2001-8/1, puchased with funds donated by Lawrence Christian.

8. TWINED SPRUCE ROOT HAT Haida-style weaving; painted blue-green It appears that this hat was painted blue-green only, while No. 3 had a pattern painted on it, and was then painted over. Many Haida-style hats in museum collections have this finish, which may have been applied as rainproofing.

The paint is red and black.

3. TWINED SPRUCE ROOT HAT Haida-style weaving; collected from the Tlingit Greenish-blue paint was often applied to hats. Underneath the green paint are traces of a design that used black, yellow, and red. Whether it was painted over for aesthetic or water-proofing purposes in unknown.

The paint is black and red.