Kumeyaay Hat

Coiled Basket

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DPR Collections

Name/Title

Kumeyaay Hat

Description

Kumeyaay hat woven by noted Kumeyaay weaver Eva Salazar, decorated with turtle design on top, random yellow juncus stitches throughout the body, and a band with four sections of six black dyed juncus spots about 1/4 up from the rim. Perfect condition.

Made/Created

Artist

Eva Salazar

Date made

2014

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southern California

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Kumeyaay
Native American

Dimensions

Height

3-3/4 in

Diameter

7-1/4 in

Material

Deer Grass, Juncus, Juncus - Dyed

Coiled Basket Details

Coil Count

7

Stitch Count

9

Coiled Start Type

Coiled Start Type

Round

Coiled Start Material

Juncus, Deer Grass

Coiled Finish Type

Self Coiled

Foundation

Coiled Foundation Type

Bundle

Coiled Foundation Material

Deer Grass

Coil Direction

Right

Stitch Details

Stitch Spacing

Predominantly Open Spacing

Background Stitch Material

Juncus

Design Stitch Material

Juncus - Dyed

Stitch Details

Irregularly Split, Interlocking, Randomly Bifurcated

Stitch End

Tucked