Culture: Klamath River (Hupa, Yurok or Karuk)
County: Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Date of Manufacture: 1930-1950
Materials: Weft: conifer roots; secondary weft: bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves, woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems, and maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Dimensions (cm): Height = 8.2, Rim Diam = 16.4, Max Diam = 16.6
Description: Woman’s round basketry hat with rounded top and sides, woven primarily in plain twining except for several rows of 3-strand twining at the basket’s start and a single row of 3-strand twining above and below the primary design band around the hat’s sides; except for the rows of 3-strand twining, the design on the exterior of the hat is woven in half twist overlay; design field is divided into three registers; warp rods are trimmed off flush with rim.
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