Painted Spruce Root Hat
Date1899
Mediumspruce root, paint
DimensionsOther: 19.5 × 38.5 cm (7 11/16 × 15 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-893
Object numberHRC 00893
Descriptionflared conical spruce root hat. convex top with depression in centre of z twined spruce root, separated from z twined crown by a single row of 3 ply s twining. crown separated from brim by similar row. brim decorated in parallel zig zag twill twining. painted overall in black and red with a design of a whale. braided rim painted red. coarse z twined headband.Exhibition HistoryCan Folk Song and Handicraft Fest (1927)
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