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Catalog Number CAS 0425-0074A   CAS 0425-0074A; Hat (unfinished)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat (unfinished)
Culture Yurok and Tolowa
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Del Norte
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Ella Norris
Date of Manufacture 1976
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 Partially woven woman's hat with rounded base and curved sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base; Partially completed design is in bear grass and maidenhair fern stems in half-twist overlay and consists of dashed band on base and geometric unit repeated 3 times on sides; Upper portion of warp rods of varying length are exposed.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 33.0, Max Diam = 16.0