Basket, Hat

Description: 

Plain twining, Z-twist, rightward work direction, outside work face. Tule cordage warp; main weft is tule. Start is a single wrapped bundle in stinging nettle cordage. Two face overlay in white split cane or reed, dark-dyed tule bases, and yellow porcupine quills dyed with wolf lichen. Some full turn (wrapped) twining in black areas. Arrowhead motif. Rim is twined down to inside with stinging nettle.

From collector's journal: "Klamath cap, from Krasser(?) Bros, Sept 1899."
Old tag "159-1899 Klamath cap."

People: 
Klamath/Modoc
Location Description: 

Klamath Basin, Oregon