МАЭ № 2520-20

Woven hat

Kodiak Eskimos

19th century

spruce root, paint, beads, sinew, baleen, plant fiber thread

height 10.5 cm, diameter of the brim 37.5 cm, diameter of the crown 9.3 cm

Two heads looking in opposite directions are painted on the crown of the hat. Most likely these are a killer whale and a bear. On the killer whale side there are two white spots drawn as they appear on the heads of these animals and five black lines on a red background are the fins of the sea animal. On the other side there is a drawing of round ears, a characteristic detail used to depict a bear.

Ethnography of America