Hat Item Number: A6109 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Spruce root hat with design painted in black and green. Brim is mixed twined work (diagonal twilled design of chevron patterns), crown is diagonal twined, top is plain twined with three diagonal twined rows near the centre. Inner hat band is plaited with spruce root weft and cedar root warp.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1953
- Collected in Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Alice Mountain before June 16, 1953
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Alice Mountain (Seller) on June 16, 1953
What
- Name
- Hat
- Identification Number
- A6109
- Type of Item
- hat
- Material
- cedar root, paint and spruce root
- Manufacturing Technique
- diagonal twilled, plaited, twined and diagonal twined
- Overall
- height 16.5 cm, diameter 41.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Alice Mountain
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Alice Mountain (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1953
- Ownership Date
- before June 16, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on June 16, 1953
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2010/0015