Hat of bark of THUJA GIGANTEA. Dome-shaped, with internal headband. No decoration. Double fabric, with two identical hats joined near the brim. For everyday wear.

Collection type: Object
Description: Hat of bark of THUJA GIGANTEA. Dome-shaped, with internal headband. No decoration. Double fabric, with two identical hats joined near the brim. For everyday wear.
Geographical reference: Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada; British Columbia Vancouver Island
Cultural groups: Nuu-chah-nulth; Tla-o-qui-aht
Person: Field collector Charles Frederic Newcombe; PRM source Charles Frederic Newcombe; PRM source Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1898
Date collected: June 1898
Acquisition information: Donated: 1900
Materials and processes: Material Bark Fibre Plant, Process Twined Woven, Process Basketry
Dimensions: Height 180 mm, Diameter: max 330 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1900.34.6
Research and responses: Previously entered as Clayoquot. [CW 27 5 99]
Associated publications: Illustrated in black and white as figure 38 on page 43 of Basketmakers Meaning and Form in Native American Baskets, edited by Linda Mowat, Howard Morphy and Penny Dransart (Oxford: Pitt Rivers Museum, University if Oxford, Mongraph 5, 1992). Caption reads: ‘Canada, British Columbia, Hope Island, Nawiti, Kwakwaka’waka. Quadrangular wrapped twined burden basket with warp of cedar twigs and weft of spruce root. Plaited forehead band. Used for gathering firewood, shellfish, roots and berries. H: 320 mm; dia: 330 mm. Donated by Dr. C.F. Newcombe. 1900.34.6’ [MJD 16/01/2013]

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