Whaler's hat (ciapuxas)

1960s

First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, born 1909

The whaling cultures of the Northwest Coast, Makah, Quinault, Quileute, and Nuu-chah-nulth, decorate their knob- topped hats with whaling scenes that depict whales, canoes, whalers, and harpoons. The artist Jessie Webster restored the making of this type
of hat in the mid-20th century.

Red cedar bark, grass, fern stem

9 1/2 in. (24.13 cm)

Diam.: 9 in.

Gift of Sylvia Duryee

95.83

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

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