Painted Spruce Root Hat
Date1879
Mediumspruce root, paint
DimensionsOther: 8.9 × 14 × 38.1 cm (3 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 15 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-894
Object numberHRC 00894
Descriptionconical woven hat with flaring brim, this is coarser material than in crown, head band 1.5" wide sewn to crown. painted blue and red with black outlines. design of 2 large animal faces, large face, beaver small, a bear. stylized claw design on sides.Exhibition HistoryInd. Pav. Exp Montreal (3-67) - (11-67) $300 National GGallery Ottawa (3-70) - (9-71) $500 Children of the Raven (11-75) - (8-81)
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