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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