Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0006-0002 | ![]() |
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 |