PLATE IX. 



(Mason. Basket-work.) 



Fig. 14. Rain hat of twined basketry in spruce root from Haida Indians, reduced to 

 one-eighth linear. This figure is the upper view and shows the method of 

 ornamentation in red and black paint. The device in this instance is the 

 epitomized form of a bird, the first step from pictures toward graphic signs. 

 Omitting the red cross on the top, the beak, jaws, and nostrils are shown 

 above ; the eyes at the sides near the top, and just behind them the sym- 

 bol for ears. The wings, feet, and tail, inclosing a human face, are shown 

 on the margin. The Haida as well as other coast Indians from Cape Flat- 

 tery to Mount Saint Elias cover everything of use with totemic devices in 

 painting and carving. Collected in Queen Charlotte Archipelago, by J. 

 G. Swan. Museum number, 89033. 



Fig. 15. Showing the conical shape of Fig. 14. This form should be compared with 

 one seen so frequently in Chinese and Japanese hats. On the inside a 

 cylindrical band of spruce root is stitched on so as to make the hat fit the 

 wearer's head. A string passed under the chin is frequently added. 



