Hat

Datec. 1890

MediumSpruce root, paint

DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 × 16 in. (19.1 × 40.6 cm)

Object numberT0818

Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw

Photograph by Richard Walker

Label TextCharles and Isabella Edenshaw are among the most highly respected Haida artists of the 19th century. This hat, woven by Isabella and painted by her husband Charles, is notable for its exceptional weaving, graceful shape, and beautiful imagery. Painted and woven hats were highly valued and respected clan heirlooms, but were also made for the collectors’ market.
Exhibition History"Art of the American Indian: The Thaw Collection," The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, March 2, 2010 - May 30, 2010; Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minneapolis, MN, October 24, 2010 - January 9, 2011; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, April 24, 2011 - September 23, 2011; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, December 4, 2011 - February 12, 2012.
ProvenanceCargo West Antiques, Vancouver, British Columbia; D'Arcy Murphy, Vancouver, British Columbia; Donald Ellis Gallery, Dundas, Ontario; private collection, Seattle, Washington
BibliographyDonald Ellis Gallery. Toronto: Donald Ellis Gallery, Ltd., 1997, p. 5.

"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol 20. pg. 45.

Fognell, Eva, ed. Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2010, p. 44.

Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 384.

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