Hat Item Number: 2715/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven cedar bark hat. The hat has a flat top and wide brim. It is woven with wide pieces of bark, with three rows of thin pieces around the top and middle. Before the brim are three rows of green coloured bark.
Narrative
The donor's mother had said the hat was woven by an 84 year old woman named Elizabeth Abraham, in Masset, in the 1960s. Possibly the maker was Eliza Abraham, a weaver from Masset?
Item History
- Made by Eliza Abraham (Maker) in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada between 1960 and 1969
- Owned by Doug Macdonald before October 16, 2008
- Received from Doug Macdonald (Donor) on October 16, 2008
What
- Name
- Hat
- Identification Number
- 2715/1
- Type of Item
- hat
- Material
- cedar bark
- Overall
- height 17.0 cm, diameter 50.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Creator
- Eliza Abraham (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Doug Macdonald
- Received from
- Doug Macdonald (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1960 and 1969
- Ownership Date
- before October 16, 2008
- Acquisition Date
- on October 16, 2008
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2715/0001