Hat

Description

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

Museum reference

A.1954.231

Collection

Americas

Object name

Hat

Production information

Unknown
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Date

Late 19th - early 20th century

Style / Culture

Haida

Materials

Fir root fibre, Fabric

Physical description

Woven from fir root fibres, painted externally in black, red and pale blue; chinstrap of coarse red fabric

Collection place(s)

Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Associations

Beasley Collection
Edenshaw, Charles, 1839 - 1924
Edenshaw, Isabella, 1858 - 1926

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Realm of the Spirits (27 May 2003 - 16 Jan 2004)
  Canadian High Commission

References

Pacific Northwest Native American Art, ed. Wright, R.K.

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 1 »
world cultures, living lands