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1929.10.4

Ceremonial cap of wrapped wicker-work, decorated with black designs in strips cut from martinia seed capsules.

1929.10.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ceremonial cap of wrapped wicker-work, decorated with black designs in strips cut from martinia seed capsules.
Long description
Ceremonial cap decorated with the friendship design around the middle and the flint design around the base.
Cultural groups
Karuk
Person
Field collector Helen Heffron Roberts
PRM source Helen Heffron Roberts
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1926
Date collected
1926
Acquisition information
Donated: 1929
Materials and processes
Material Plant Fibre, Material Plant Seed Capsule, Process Wicker Woven, Process Basketry
Object numbers
Accession number: 1929.10.4
Research and responses

Examined during a research visit on 14 September 2010 by Hoopa basket maker and culture bearer Deborah E. McConnell who identified this as a ceremonial cap because of the materials used. The cap is decorated with the friendship design around the middle and the flint design around the base. [ZM 14/09/2010]

Originally entered on database as Karok. [CW 20 5 99]

Search terms: Clothing Headgear, Basketry, Ritual and Ceremonial, Hat, Ceremonial Object

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