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HRC 00896
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HRC 00896
HRC 00896

HRC 00896

Date1898
Mediumspruce root, paint
DimensionsOther: 15 × 41.5 cm (5 7/8 × 16 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-896
Object numberHRC 00896
Descriptionwoven and painted conical spruce root hat. top z twined with single row of s twining at junction between top and ccrown. crown s twined witha single row of raised z twining at junction between crown and brim. brim is z twist twill twined in concentric diamond patterns. rim braided. painted design of red four painted star on top. red band outlines edge of top and top of crown. a zoomorphic (whale? with flippers, flukes, claws and ears)design painted in black and red over crown and brim. rim painted red. headband of coarsely z twined spruce root on interior.
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