Hat

Museum number:
2-14270
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020014270
Accession number:
Acc.673
Description:
Twined basketry hat; with painted totemic design of killer-whale in black and red. Made of spruce root.
Donor:
Frederick J. Moller
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Haida
Collector:
Annie Moller
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Hats, and Twined weaving
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1932
Context of use:
According to Charles Brown (Tlingit, June 1964) most such painted ceremonial hats are worn by women at dances.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 38 centimeters
Loans:
S1966-1967 #44: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (November 16, 1966–November 16, 1966)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Hat, accession number 2-14270, described as Twined basketry hat; with painted totemic design of killer-whale in black and red. Made of spruce root.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Hat, accession number 2-14270, described as Twined basketry hat; with painted totemic design of killer-whale in black and red. Made of spruce root.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 2-14270, described as Twined basketry hat; with painted totemic design of killer-whale in black and red. Made of spruce root.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 2-14270, described as Twined basketry hat; with painted totemic design of killer-whale in black and red. Made of spruce root.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 2-14270, described as Twined basketry hat; with painted totemic design of killer-whale in black and red. Made of spruce root.

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