Caps are decorated in three distinctive sections—rim, body and crown. Here, the rectangular elements represent flint marks. Glossy obsidian was used for ceremonial knives and tools and was a much prized trade item.
Hazel, willow, pine root, bear grass, maidenhair fern
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)
Diam.: 18 cm
Gift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
81.17.1319
Not currently on view
Resources
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Double Exposure: Edward S. Curtis, Marianne Nicolson, Tracy Rector, Will Wilson, June 4 – Sept. 9, 2018
Seattle Art Museum respectfully acknowledges that we are on Indigenous land, the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people. We honor our ongoing connection to these communities past, present, and future.
