Hat
29-175-632
From: Canada | British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-632 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Haida |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Spruce Root | Pigment |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Description | Twined spruce root hat; flaring, flexible sides; flat top with depression. Outside covered with a thick green paint, worn off in a few places. Inside shows a twined pattern (obscured by paint outside) in skip-stitch forming evenly spaced chevrons ex-tending half-way up hat; plain, fine twining for rest. Head band woven in above half-way, also twined with free edge. |
| Height | 18.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 38.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 1117 - Collector Number |
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