Hupa Woman's Hat

Twined Basket

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DPR Collections

Name/Title

Hupa Woman's Hat

Description

Woman’s hat or cap decorated with diagonal bands of triangles on either side of a wide band of diagonally stacked rectangles.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Northern California and Oregon

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Hupa
Native American

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Diameter

6-3/8 in

Material

Hazel, Pine Root, Bear Grass, Maidenhair Fern

Twined Basket Details

Twined Start

Intersecting layered spokes

Twined Finish

Clipped

Open/Closed Twining

Predominantly Closed Twined

Predominant Twining Type

Plain Twining

Twining Design Techniques

Non-Twist Overlay

Warp ("Vertical" Elements)

Warp material

Hazel

Primary Warp Type

Simple: Plain or parallel arrangement

Weft ("Horizontal" Elements)

Weft material

Pine Root, Bear Grass, Maidenhair Fern

Weft Slant

Z Slant (up to right)

Twined Construction Notes

There are two rows of three strand twining- one about 1/2" up from the rim and another approx. 1 3/4 from the start. Half twist overlay.