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Object #     2004-2/47
Object name     Hlllnga Dajing, Basketry Hat
Culture of Origin     Haida, Haida Gwaii, Massett
Maker or Artist     Primrose Adams, Alfred Adams
Materials     Spruce Root, Paint
Techniques     Plain Twined, Triple Twined, Skip Stitched, Painted
Dimensions     Diam: 15 in, H: 6 in
Exhibit Label    

"In the Spirit of the Ancestors"-Twined spruce root hats were traditionally worn on the northern Northwest Coast and many were made for sale to outsiders in the late 19th century. Today they continue to be important ceremonial wear, displaying the crests of the wearer. The small ring of dyed brown spruce root around the center of the top is the artist's signature.

Source     Mr. Arthur B. Steinman
Location     Massett, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia
Credit     Gift of Arthur B. Steinman


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