The Cap has Three Sections

I am told there are three parts to our ceremonial caps.  Each section is bordered by a stick that goes around the cap and is wrapped with a weaving material.  I have chosen to wrap my sticks with bear grass. This “wrap around” stick gives the cap strength and support.  It also, I think, looks nice giving the cap a variance in visual dimension.  Today my husband Marty came along to take some video pictures, which will show the process better than trying to explain it.

The top of the cap, up to the first wrapped stick, represents a woman’s childhood.  The middle and largest portion of the cap between the two wrapped sticks, represents a woman’s adult life. The final and smallest portion of the cap represents a woman’s elder years.

I am now ready to begin the final stage of my cap!

Wrapping the "wrap around" stick with bear grass

 

End of the day progress... made it all the way around.

 

The following are YouTube videos of this day's session:

 Deciding how many more rows are necessary and

deciding what size stick to use as the encircling

wrapped stick (2:00):

http://youtu.be/lENOCGa2EE0

 

Talking about how the cap will be finished (3:27):

 http://youtu.be/3d4I36Ak2K0

 

Learning how the wrapped sticks are joined/replaced (2:33):

 http://youtu.be/h6fCoo9gPUk

 

De-ribbing the bear grass (1:04):

http://youtu.be/5Hvf3te3QnA

 

Wrapping the stick that encircles the basket (8:06):

http://youtu.be/Gu9EFlytwvE

 

Replacing/adding to the wrapped stick (3:54):

http://youtu.be/ODhjY9DYzwU

 

 

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