Name/Title
Letter from Sarah J. Henderson to Harry GeorgeEntry/Object ID
Q1430.634.223EDescription
Letter from Sarah J. Henderson to Harry George discussing a Haida hat.Vol 1 P. 223E
Dear Sir:
Replying to your favor mailed to me on the 16th inst., will say that
in my haste I used the word "Yakutat" when I should have said"Sitka hats", the term by
which I have most frequently heard them mentioned.
Referring to report of the Smithsonian Institution, I find that the distinguishing
feature of a Haida hat is the absence of any ornamentation except that a variation of
stitches used. All painted ^Alaska hats are classed as Tlinket; therefore two of hats in the
photo are clearly Tlinket; the third (in the right hand corner) seems to be simply brown by
reason of age, and and I believe it to be a Haida, Price $25.00
Hoping this explanation will be satisfactory.
Yours very truly,Subject
Sarah J. Henderson
Portland, Oregon
Baskets
Yakutat
Hats
HaidaSubject Person/Organization
Harry L. George Collection