148: A CIRCA 1920 HUPA CALIFORNIA INDIAN BASKETRY HAT

A woven hat with hazelnut warp and finely split pine root weft in a twining technique. Both Hupa and Yurok women wore these woven basketry hats as 'dress hats' in their ceremonies. Regarded as a standard item of feminine attire, these hats were prized as their highest form of weaving. The design technique is called 'false embroidery' as the design doesn't show through on inside of the weave; the top weave design is referred to as 'sharp tooth'. The brown design color was derived by dyeing weft with red alder root.
Purchased from Navajo Medicine Indian Art (KC) on May 19, 1976. Measures 3 x 6 inches.
Measures 3 x 6 inches.
Mint to very fine condition. There are no lost stitches, breaks, stains, repairs, spotting, wear to any degree, no issues can be found under the closest scrutiny.
$400 - $500