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Object #     2001-8/1
Object name     Hlllnga Dajing, Basketry Hat
Culture of Origin     Haida, Haida Gwaii
Maker or Artist     Isabel Rorick
Materials     Spruce Root
Techniques     Plain Twined, Triple Twined, Skip Stitched
Dimensions     Diam: 15.5 in, H: 7.1 in
Exhibit Label    

"In the Spirit of the Ancestors "This hat was made in the style of Mrs. Tom Price, the wife of the last chief of Sgaang Gwaii (Ninstints). The three bands of three strand twining on the top of the hat are Rorick's signature. Isabel has traveled to several museum collections, including the Burke Museum, to study Haida basketry.
Source     Museum Expedition - Anthropology Division


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