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Whaler's Hat

Artist Cecelia Slavey (North American Indian, Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka), 1942 - 2021)
Dateca. 1991
MediumRed cedar bark and bear grass
DimensionsOverall: 11 × 11 7/8 inches (27.94 × 30.15 cm)
Credit LineFrom the Estelle and Morton Sosland Collection
Object number2009.41.20
On View
On view
Gallery Location
  • 206
DescriptionWoven conical hat with "onion shape" at top; pale brown in color with black designs of boats and whales.
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