Tlingit boy wearing a woven hat, Sitka, ca. 1915

Photographer E.W. Merrill photographed this young boy wearing a blanket and a woven spruce root hat typical of the northern Northwest Coast. The spruce root is twined so tightly that it sheds water. The hat's rim is decorated with a geometric pattern. Merrill, a botanist, photographed the peopl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Merrill, E.W. (Elbridge Warren)
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Boys > Alaska > Sitka
Tlingit Indians > Children
Tlingit Indians > Arts & Crafts
Hats
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/loc/id/118
http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/htmlview.exe?CISOROOT=/loc&CISOPTR=118
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Summary:Photographer E.W. Merrill photographed this young boy wearing a blanket and a woven spruce root hat typical of the northern Northwest Coast. The spruce root is twined so tightly that it sheds water. The hat's rim is decorated with a geometric pattern. Merrill, a botanist, photographed the people and natural history of Sitka between 1899 and 1929. This photo was one of his most popular. (Information from Stratton Library, Sheldon Jackson College, Sitka, personal communication)

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