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Introduction
Beaded cap with floral motifs. Flaps are meant to stand up, resembling a priest's hat. Haudenosaunee.
Nation of Maker:
Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
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Materials
Velvet, blue; silk, green; beads; metal sequins.
Techniques or Format
Four pieces sewn together, with four flaps at the top that would have stood up. The binding and lining are all in one piece.
Motifs and Patterns
Stylized floral motifs.
Other Notes
Trudy Nicks notes that this hat resembles a priest's hat.
Height measurement has been done with flaps up.
Dimensions:
22 × 18 × 12 cm
Condition:
Good. Metal sequins are tarnished.
Provenance
Current Location:
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
989.15.9
Collection at Current Location:
Bedford Collection
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
26578
How to Cite this Item
Unknown Haudenosaunee artist, cap. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 989.15.9. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 26578.
Record Creation Context
Researchers present: Stacey Loyer (SL), Trudy Nicks (TN), Cory Willmott (CW)
Record Creation Notes/Observations
Record created during a GRASAC trip to Royal Ontario Museum December 15 to 19, 2008.