Haida Polychrome Spruce Root Twined Hat, Detail of Skip-Stiched Rim (3)

*Classic tapering form

* Very finely and tightly woven in split spruce root

* Three-strand skip stitch twining techniques, with a concentric zigzag pattern on the brim

* Smoother texture on the head covering the crown

* Overlaid by painted totemic crest designs in red and black pigments

 

-From the collection of Don Sly

- Height 7 1/2", Diameter 16"

 

(Source: Soetheby's, American Indian Art Auction, New York, 14 May 2007, Lot 63.....http://www.sothebys.com/en/catalogues/ecatalogue.html/2010/american-indian-art-n08640#/r=/en/ecat.fhtml.N08640.html+r.m=/en/ecat.lot.N08640.html/63/)

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