69: AN UNUSUALLY LARGE AND FINELY WOVEN HUPA BASKETRY HAT

The 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 to the inside of the weaving. The darkest brown was achieved by dyeing weft with red alder root.
Measures 5.5 x 8.5 inches.
Very good original condition, there are no issues of damage, repair or wear.
$600 - $800