Karok twined basketry hat
6 1/2 " diameter x 4 " high
circa 1890-1920s
ex: Descended in private collection
excellent condition
(MC01249)
$425.*SPECIAL SALE
(Northern California)
The Karok, along with their neightbors the Yurok and Hupa Indians, wove beautiful basketry hats that were worn by men, women, and children. They lived along the Klamath River and its nearby tributaries.
Rain is frequent in this area and the hats served to protect its wearers. These hats were utilitarian in purpose but simultaneously they were aesthetically beautiful.
The designs were complex and were twined using false embroidery (the materials creating the designs being wrapped and twisted in such a way that they are carried in the middle and the ends are not visible from the outside or inside of the basket).
Basketry materials used were red-dyed woodwardia fern, hazel sticks, bear grass, and dyed maidenhair fern.
This fine example has descended in a private collection and is being offered for sale for the first time.
It has been well-cared for by its owners.
Marcy Burns American Indian Arts LLC
520 East 72nd Street, Suite 2C
New York, New York 10021
(by appointment only)
