| Catalog Number |
CAS 0473-0023 |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Hat (unfinished) |
| Culture |
Yurok / Karuk / Hupa |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
| County |
Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou |
| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Vivien Hailstone (1913-2000) |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1977 |
| 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 |
Partially woven woman's hat with rounded base and sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining at basket start and near juncture where sides turn upward; Designs are woven in half-twist overlay technique and include 2 concentric bands on base and band of positive and negative triangles on sides; Exposed warp rods extend beyond rim of completed portion of hat. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 30.0, Max Diam = 15.0 |