Whaler's hat (ciapuxas)
Date1960s
Maker
Jessie Webster
First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, 1909 - 1991
Label TextThe 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.
Object number95.83
Credit LineGift of Sylvia Duryee
Dimensions9 1/2 in. (24.13 cm)
Diam.: 9 in.
MediumRed cedar bark, grass, fern stem
Fraser River of Thompson River
n.d.
Object number: 2024.19.255
Mrs. Charlie Mickey (Nuu-chah-nulth)
ca.1980
Object number: 2024.19.82
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