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.

The paint is black, white, yellow, green, and red.

The rivet is copper.

In times past the Kwakwaka'wakw did not use chairs, but sat on the floor or on the ground, sometimes leaning on the platform of the house, or on a plank fastened against stakes driven in the ground. A wealthy chief may have a more elaborate settee, carved and painted with his crests. This small settee, made by artist Willie Seaweed, was probably made for a favored child. The mythical creature depicted is called a Sisioohl. (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)

The large background area of unpainted wood is more Bella Coola than Kwakwaka'wakw in style, and the simple geometric pattern of red stripes resembles some mask painting of the former tribe. The use of gambler masks in a stylized performance of the widely known Hand Game or Bone Game as part of the Tlasula is well documented. High-ranking guests are invited to play against the masked gamblers and are paid lavishly. (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)