Rain hat; twined basketry with painted design; lower half black, upper half has stylized face in red and black; conical shape with flat top. Outer layer of hat: diagonal twining in cedar root; inner layer: plain twining and diagonal twining in cedar bark and grass materials.
Donor:
Frederick J. Moller
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
Collector:
Annie Moller
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Hats, and Twined weaving
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1932
Context of use:
Rain hat.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
29 centimeters and height 18 centimeters
Comment:
Cedar materials and twining with diagonal slant of twist distinguish Nootka hats from those of northern neighbors.
Loans:
S1963-1964 #9: UC San Francisco Medical Center (September 3, 1963–October 11, 1963) and S1991-1992 #21: SFO Museum (February 1992–February 1, 1993)