Miniature Nootka Hat

Twined Basket

DPR Collections

Name/Title

Miniature Nootka Hat

Description

This is a very tiny "onion dome" hat which was maybe meant as a pendant or one of a pair of earrings. It is a bit difficult to see but it does have a whale design woven in on one side.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Pacific Northwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Nuu-chah-nulth

Native American, First Nation

Dimensions

Height

1-1/8 in

Diameter

15/16 in

Material

Spruce Root, Bear Grass, Maidenhair Fern

Twined Basket Details

Twined Start

Intersecting layered spokes

Twined Finish

Self binding, 180°angle

Open/Closed Twining

Predominantly Closed Twined

Predominant Twining Type

Plain Twining

Warp ("Vertical" Elements)

Warp material

Spruce Root

Primary Warp Type

Simple: Plain or parallel arrangement

Weft ("Horizontal" Elements)

Weft material

Spruce Root, Maidenhair Fern, Bear Grass

Weft Slant

Z Slant (up to right)

Other Decoration Materials and Types

Decoration Material

Metal - Brass

Decoration Type

Applied

Decoration Notes

The basket has a tiny brass ring at the top