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Old Hat
This ancient
rain hat shows how Puget Sound people dealt with the climate
of western Washington. The pointed peak, flaring shape, and
cedar bark material helped shed water. An inner cap was woven
right in.
Archaeologists
excavated this hat in 1976 from Wapato Creek in Tacoma, along
with remnants of a fish weir and fiber netting.
400-1,000
years old; Tacoma, Washington; No. 1983-72/1 |
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New Hat
The Burke
Museum asked Chinook/Puyallup weaver Karen Reed-Peter whose
grandmother had lived at Wapato Creek to re-create the
ancient hat. The old hat was so well preserved that Reed-Peter
could deduce how the inner cap was woven in.
The double-hat
style continues to be made, although later hats are less pointed.
Made by
Karen Reed-Peter, 2000; Chinook/Puyallup; No. 2000-124/1;
Purchased with funds donated by Lawrence Christian |
