Haida Polychrome Twined Hat

of classic tapering form, very finely and tightly woven in split spruce root, in three-strand skip stitch twining techniques, with a concentric zigzag pattern on the brim, a smoother texture on the head covering the crown, overlaid by painted  totemic crest designs in red and black pigments.

Reportedly gifted to Mrs. Harold M. Nelson, Jr. of Seattle, WA from Princess Angeline, a celebrated subject of photographer Edward Curtis' The Clam Digger.