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Catalog Number

CAS 0145-0094   CAS 0145-0094; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Klamath River
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description Hemispherical woman's hat with rounded bases and sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and near rim; Design is in bear grass and maidenhair fern and is divided into 3 registers; On crown is black circle with 3 units of 3 triangles each; Middle and rim registers show stacked parallelograms that are bisected diagonally.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.7, Max Diam = 21.4

Catalog Number

CAS 0145-0095   CAS 0145-0095; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Klamath River
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description Hemispherical woman's hat with flat base and curved sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and near rim; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair fern and is divided into 3 registers; Whirling sunburst motif is on crown; Middle and rim registers show stacked parallelograms with serrated ends ("Sharp Tooth" pattern).
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.0, Max Diam = 19.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0145-0096   CAS 0145-0096; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Klamath River
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description Hemispherical woman's hat with flat base and curved sides, primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and lattice twining near base and rim; Design in bear grass and maidenhair and woodwardia ferns in half-twist overlay is divided into 3 registers; 7-petal floral decorates base; Middle and rim registers show terraced parallelograms flanked by stacked triangles ("Ladder" pattern).
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.2, Max Diam = 19.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0145-0097   CAS 0145-0097; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Klamath River
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description Hemispherical woman's hat with rounded base and curving sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base; Design is in half-twist overlay in bear grass and woodwardia fern and is divided into 3 registers; On base or crown is central sunburst pattern framed by plain band; Middle and rim registers contain stacked parallelograms bisected diagonally ("Snake" and "Flint" patterns).
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.2, Max Diam = 17.7

Catalog Number

CAS 0541-0001   CAS 0541-0001; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Klamath River
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920-1940
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.); Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description Hemispherical woman's hat with flat base and rounded sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair fern in half-twist overlay and is divided into 3 registers; On base or crown is central circle with 4 hooked elements; Middle and rim registers contain brown triangle bordered by stacked black triangles.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.4, Max Diam = ca. 16.2

Catalog Number

CAS 1985-0006-0002   CAS 1985-0006-0002; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Klamath River
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s to 1960s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description Woman's hat with extended bill forming a baseball-style hat; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and lattice twining on base and near rim; Rim on extended "bill" is wrapped; All designs done in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair ferns in half-twist overlay and include geometrics and plain bands; Extended "bill" shows several bands of exposed warps.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.5, Max Diam = 18.5, Length = 25.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0013-0002   CAS 1984-0013-0002; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Klamath River
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves
Description Hemispherical woman's hat with flat base and rounded sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and lattice twining on base and near rim; Design is in bear grass in half-twist overlay and is divided into 3 registers; Concentric bands decorate the crown; Middle register contains bands of triangles and diamonds and rim register has single band of triangles.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.4, Max Diam = 18.1

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0013-0014   CAS 1984-0013-0014; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Klamath River
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description Hemispherical child's or young woman's hat with rounded base and curing sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and near rim; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair fern stems in half-twist overlay and is divided into 3 registers; crown has star pattern; Middle and rim registers have serrated-edged parallelograms with lineal units.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.6, Max Diam = 17.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1996-0002-0003   CAS 1996-0002-0003; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Klamath River
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Spruce (Picea sp.) roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description Woman's hat with flat base and rounded sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on base and just below rim; Designs are in half-twist overlay and consist of circle with 4 radiating hooks on base, band of 4 radiating hooked units on base, 6 triangular motifs (quail top knot pattern) around sides, and 3 terraced parallelograms around rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 8.5, Max Diam = ca. 18.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0017-0006   CAS 0017-0006; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Klamath River or Karuk
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description Hemispherical woman's hat with flat base and curved sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and lattice twining on base and near rim; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair fern and is divided into 3 registers; Tri-lobed geometric decorates crown; Middle and rim registers show 4 units of parallelograms with linear bands between units.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.8, Max Diam = 18.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0048-0015   CAS 0048-0015; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Klamath River or Karuk
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description Hemispherical woman's hat with rounded base and sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and near rim; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair ferns and is divided into 3 registers; Concentric bands decorate crown; Middle and rim register shows serrated-edged diagonal units with serrate-edged bands between registers.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.8, Max Diam = 17.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0090-0029   CAS 0090-0029; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Makah
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Washington
County
Other Geographic Data Makah Indian Reservation area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark
Description Conical double weave utilitarian hat with truncated, concave top (or base); Hat is woven primarily in plain twining technique on exterior with several rows of 3-strand twining along the junction of the base and sides and near the rim; Warp and weft material is cedar bark; Inner layer of hat is woven in alternating bands of plain twining and diagonal twining which is more coarse than the exterior; Interior also includes encircling headband woven at midlevel height; Hat is completely undecorated.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 15.4, Max Diam = 28.7

Catalog Number

CAS 0477-0011   CAS 0477-0011; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Micronesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist. Pohnpei (Ponape)
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Pohnpei (Ponape); Village: Kapingamarangi, Eastern Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Pandanus; Coconut sennit rope
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 20.2, Width = 22.5, Length = 37.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0477-0012   CAS 0477-0012; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Micronesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist. Pohnpei (Ponape)
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Pohnpei (Ponape); Village: Kapingamarangi, Eastern Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Pandanus; Coconut sennit rope
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 24.4, Width = 23.1, Length = 40.0

Catalog Number

CAS 2017-0002-0045   CAS 2017-0002-0045; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Micronesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist. Yap
County
Other Geographic Data Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1945
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant material
Description Large, round brimless hat with a somewhat peaked dome; Interior and exterior are woven in an open lattice pattern of plain, narrowly split cane or bamboo rods, with a layer of pandanus leaves sandwiched between them; Crown rises in center to a secondary rounded dome that is decorated on exterior with pieces of brown leaves that are arranged to form a 6-petal floral motif, two of which have been damaged.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 15.2, Max Diam = 43.9

Catalog Number

CAS 2013-0006-0062   CAS 2013-0006-0062; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Micronesian: Chuukese
Global Region Oceania
Country Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist. Chuuk (Truk)
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Nema, Mortlocks region, Caroline Islands
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1966
Collection Name Richmond Collection (Chuuk Islands)
Materials Hibiscus fiber; Aniline dye; Cotton string
Description Finely woven hat with wide, flat brim, woven entirely of natural or aniline-dyed (purple) hibiscus fibers that have been split very finely; Weaving is done almost entirely in 2/2 herringbone weave, except for a few rows done in 3/3 weave; Design consists of 4 bands of purple and darker brown, each of which starts at the brim, crosses over the hat’s crown and then loops back again to the brim; A single length of cotton string is incorporated into the weave at the junction of the brim and crown, probably for structural support; Ends of string are left on the exterior. According to the donor, the fine weaving evidenced in this hat is typical of the Mortlocks region.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 16.2, Max Diam = 40.1

Catalog Number

CAS 2003-0008-0023   CAS 2003-0008-0023; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Modoc
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Tule or bulrush (Scirpus lacustris) stems; Cattail (Typha sp.) leaves
Description Woman's hat with slightly flattened crown and rounded sides, woven entirely in plain twining in full twist overlay technique; The primary warp and weft material is tule stems; Secondary weft material is Indian hemp cordage used for the basket start, undyed (straw colored) and dyed (black) skin of cattail rush leaves used for background overlay material and designs, respectively; Designs include two concentric dashed bands on base, diagonally stacked parallelograms with each parallelogram containing a pair of negative bars (entire motif repeated 3 times on side of hat), and dash band just below rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.6, Max Diam = ca. 21.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0090-0015   CAS 0090-0015; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Modoc
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Modoc, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Indian hemp (?); Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Dyed porcupine quills
Description Round hat with flat base and flaring sides; woven in 2-strand twining; Warp ends are folded over at rim and bound into final row of twining; Weft on basket start is possibly Indian hemp cordage; Designs on sides are in full-twist overlay and include plain band at base and 3 columns of stacked triangles, each with superimposed column of negative diamonds, some of which are done in quill work.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.7, Max Diam = 19.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0145-0032   CAS 0145-0032; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Nuu-Chah-Nulth (Nootka) or Makah
Global Region North America
Country Canada or USA
State/Prov./Dist. British Columbia or Washington
County
Other Geographic Data Western Vancouver Island or Makah Indian Reservation area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark
Description Conical double weave utilitarian hat with truncated, concave top (or base); Warp and weft material is cedar bark; Basket start of both interior and exterior layers consists of wide cedar bark slats that are plaited; Hat is woven primarily in plain twining technique on exterior with five rows of 3-strand twining along the junction of the base and sides, at regular intervals on the sides, and along the rim, serving both a structural and decorative function; Inner layer of hat is woven entirely in plain twining; Interior also includes encircling headband woven in simple plaiting technique and positioned at midlevel height.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 17.3, Max Diam = 32.5

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0414   CAS 1984-0008-0414; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Society Islands (?)
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1920s
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 16.5, Max Diam = ca. 41.5
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