ARTIFACT PROJECT

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ARTIFACT PROJECT

• Beaver Hat
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  Melissa

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Introduction

• Beaver hats were produce in a variety of ways.
  From 1650 to 1850 the beaver hat was very popular
  in much of Europe. In 1650s the beaver hat was
  extinct in western Europe so North America became
  the source and kept the fashion alive for another
  200 years.

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What is it?

• The beaver hat was a very popular hat.
• It held its shape under rough wear and was water
  proof.
• There are two kinds of beaver, parchment beaver
  and coat beavers.
• Parchment beaver were trapped then traded
  immediately.
• Trappers however were after coat beaver because
  it was easier to process.

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How it was made?

• The beaver hair had little barbs on the end.
• when the barbs were pressed down it interlock and
  created a solid fabric.
• this process is called felting.
• the felt was then taken to form a hat.
• the beaver hat did not look furry when it was
  done.

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Beaver pelt

• Beaver pelts were worn as winter coats before
  they were traded.
• Beaver pelts had two kind of hair short, thick,
  soft wooly layer and a long coarse layer.
• The long coarse layer was not used for the
  felting process.

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What was it used for?

• Used for wearing to protect you from the rain and
  cold.
• In the 18 century and early 19 century there was
  a big demand for beaver .
• Hudson Bay Company explored and develop new lands
  to search for fur.

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Over the years

• Over the years hat changed and became more
  stiffer and formal
• brims were more narrower and often turned up on
  the back and front
• the stovepipe became the fashion for gentlemen's

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Crossword

• Click here to do crossword.

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Bibliography

• Notes
• http//www.gov.edmonton.ab.ca/com_services/city_op
  _attractions/fort/1846/beaver_hat_making.html
• http//www.whiteoak.org/learning/furhat.htm
• http//www,hbc,com/hbc/e_hi/historic_hbc/beaver_ha
  ts.htm
• Images
• beaver picture and hat picture from power point
• www.canadianheritage.org/images/large/10082.jpg