Museum of Contemporary Circumpolar Art (MCCA)

Book: Spruce Root Basletry of the Alaskan Tlingit "The 'Shaman's Hat' pattern—literally 'spirit around the head'—is found on the woven hats worn exclusively by Tlingit shamans or medicine men. The design is characterized by a stepped arrangement symbolizing a mountain range sloping down toward the water. It is one of the oldest and most popular patterns and can be adapted to a wide variety of basket shapes and sizes." Page 64 Basket was purchased the Tlingit exhibition at Rietberg Museum, Zürich in 2001