Hat

Date20th century

Maker Isabel Rorick First Nations, Haida, yahgu 'laanaas Raven clan, born 1955

Label TextElaborately patterned using virtuoso weaving techniques prevalent along the Northwest Coast, Isabel Rorick's work reveals generational transfer of knowledge from her great-grandmother Isabella Edenshaw and the enduring legacy of weavers in her family. The three cylindrical basketry rings symbolize great wealth and status, and the three concentric circles on the top ring are the signature of the artist.

Object number94.102

ProvenanceSnow Goose Gallery, Seattle, Washington; purchased by the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1994

Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Native Visions: Northwest Coast Art, 18th Century to the Present, October 1, 1998 - January 31, 1999.Published ReferencesBrown, Steven C., Native Visions: Evolution in Northwest Coast Art from the Eighteenth Through the Twentieth Century, Seattle Art Museum, 1998; p. 172.

Credit LineMargaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund

Dimensions10 3/4 in. (27.31 cm) , base: 14 1/4 in. , top: 3 1/4 in.

MediumSpruce root