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Basketry Cap, c. 1920
Hupa people; California 
Willow rods, sedge root, maidenhair, fern, bea…
Basketry Hat
Basketry Cap, c. 1920
Hupa people; California 
Willow rods, sedge root, maidenhair, fern, bea…
Basketry Cap, c. 1920 Hupa people; California Willow rods, sedge root, maidenhair, fern, bear grass and redbud; 3 1/2 x 7 in. 4431 Gift of Mrs. Helen Billingsley Flintham

Basketry Hat

ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-head garments
Culture Karok
Culture Pomo
Culture Yurok
Culture Hupa
Datec. 1920
Made AtCalifornia, United States, North America
MediumWillow rods, sedge root, maidenhair, fern, bear grass and redbud
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 x 7 in. (8.9 x 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Helen Billingsley Flintham
Object number4431
DescriptionOne of 11 in collection:
Woman's cap, Basket; twined; warp of willow rods; weft, root of sedge; white stmes of cercis occidentalis; the figures are done in redbud or brown splints of cercis. Ends of warp stems are cut off at upper edge. Russian River, Sonoma County.
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