Hat

Hat, of conoidal shape with flat top, woven from fir root fibres, with chinstrap of coarse red fabric, painted externally in black, red and pale blue, with a crest design representing a bear: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Haida Gwaii, Haida, Charles and Isabella Edenshaw, after 1873-1920

Hat

Conical hat, with onion-shaped knop at top, with a scene interwoven in dark brown strands representing men standing in canoes and harpooning whales, of woven fir root fibre: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Nuu-chah-nulth, late 18th century