Medium: plant fiber, red cedar bark, pigment, cloth, thread
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 13 1/2 in. (15.2 x 34.3 cm)
Credit Line:Museum Purchase
Object number: 1927.2551.1
Both men and women of the Northwest Coast of Canada and Alaska wore tightly woven domed basketry hats for protection from the rain. A band sewn inside the crown made the hat fit snuggly on the head. Rain rolled right off the double-hat and kept the wearer dry.
