Details
A HAIDA BASKETRY HAT
Woven spruce root, of tapering conical form, painted in red and black with traces of blue in the form of a whale with a broad frontal face, the body in profile at each side with a dorsal fin and flippers at the sides, and terminating with a tail at the end, a red rosette painted at the top
16¼in. (41.3cm.) diameter
Woven spruce root, of tapering conical form, painted in red and black with traces of blue in the form of a whale with a broad frontal face, the body in profile at each side with a dorsal fin and flippers at the sides, and terminating with a tail at the end, a red rosette painted at the top
16¼in. (41.3cm.) diameter
Provenance
Collected by Annie Hale Wetherell of Fall River, MA during her travels between 1880-1915.