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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0017-0005   CAS 0017-0005; 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 to mid 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 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 fern and is divided into 3 registers; Plain bands and bands of geometrics decorate crown; Middle register shows 6 triangles flanked by smaller ones; Rim register has band of small triangles and pairs of small rectangles (?).
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.8, Max Diam = 16.0