EXPLANATION OF PLATE XII. 



Twined Grass and Spruce Root Hats from the Northwest Coast. 



Fig. 37. Twined Basketry Hat. Twining consists in weaving the woof-strands 

 around a series of warp-strands. Two methods are employed in this hat. 

 The letter a (Fig. 37) marks the boundary between the crown and brim. 

 Above a, the mode of twining is that shown in Fig. 376 ; below a, that 

 shown in Fig. 37c. Fig. 37d is a top view of this same hat, showing the 

 totemic device, Hooyeh, the Raven, painted in black and red. Cat. 

 No. 89033, U. S. N. M. Haida Indians, Queen Charlotte Islands, British 

 Columbia. Collected by James (x. Swan. 



Fig. 38. Twined Basketry Hat. Fig. : 8e shows the method of plaiting cedar- 

 bark fiber. This hat differs from Fig. 37 only in being lower and flatter. 



Fio-. 39. Parasol-Shaped Hat. Ornamented v^dth a totemic design at the top and 

 painted in solid color on the remainder of the outside surface. Cat. No. 

 1782, U. S. N. M. Tlingit, Alaska. Collected by Dr. Suckeley. 



Fig. 40. Twined Basketry Hat. With wooden appendages representing the beak 

 of the raven " Hooyeh." From photograph in U. S. National Museum. 

 Tlingit Indians, Alaska. 



