Techniques or Format

Hat constructed of four triangular beaded panels joined with fawn brown piping at the seams. Half circle, sky dome? Panels sewn to bottom of each triangular panel.

Motifs and Patterns

Floral and possibly skydome.

Additional Context

Floral imagery on top of skydome a possible modification of the celestial tree?

Dimensions: 15.8 × 0 × 0 cm

Condition: Fair. Some string breakage, some bead loss, surface is worn, piping is starting to come undone. But hat still maintains structural integrity.

Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 991.187.1

Collection at Current Location: Peter Kendzior Collection

GKS Reference Number: 27289

How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, hat. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 991.187.1. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip October 2014; GRASAC item id 27289.