Hazel, deciduous tree root, pine root, squaw grass, and maidenhair fern

The Hupa and their neighbors, the Yurok and Karok, had very strict ideas as to what constituted a well-made hat. This example does not satisfy the traditional criteria, as it employs an untraditional cross motif and uses lattice twining to divide the three design zones. However, the other design elements are traditional: the parallelograms are called "set upon one another" and the triangles are "rattlesnake nose."

Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 87, fig. 298.

This object has the following keywords:

• Crosses
• Hats
• Rattlesnake Nose pattern
• Set Upon One Another pattern

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• Ways of Seeing/Exhibiting American Indian Art: The Pomona College Collection Montgomery Gallery , 1/19/1994 - 3/20/1994

• Overall Dimensions: 3 9/16 x 7 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (9.05 x 19.05 x 18.73 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen

This object has the following bibliographic references:

• Native American Art from the Permanent Collection. Native American Art from the Permanent Collection Galleries of the Claremont Colleges. Claremont, CA, 1979
  Page Number: 87, Figure Number: 298

This object is a member of the following portfolios: