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Object #     989
Object name     Basketry Hat, Basketry Potlatch Rings
Culture of Origin     Tlingit, Hutsnuwul
Materials     Spruce Root, Paint
Techniques     Plain Twined, Triple Twined, Skip Stitched, Painted
Exhibit Label    

Raven the northern Northwest Coast Trickster/Creatoris often painted on hats to display the clan crest of the owners.

Source     Mr. George T. Emmons
Location     Killisnoo, Admiralty Island
Credit     Purchased with funds donated by Thomas Burke


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