Whaler's hat (ciapuxas)

1960s

First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, born 1909

The wrapped twined technique used to weave this hat was also utilized for the fine curio baskets made by Nuu-chah-nulth women beginning in the 1880s. Weavers still teach their daughters how to gather, prepare and weave the plant fibers-Jessie learned from her grandmother and has passed the knowledge to her daughter Rhoda Mack, who in turn has taught her own daughter Genevieve Charley.

Red cedar bark, grass, and fern stem (twining)

9 1/2 in. (24.13 cm)

Diam.: 9 1/4 in.

Gift of Sylvia Duryee

95.84

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Documents International: Reflections in the Mirror: A World of Identity, April 23, 1998 - June 20, 1999

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