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Catalog Number

CAS 1988-0005-0041   CAS 1988-0005-0041; Belt
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Belt
Culture Crow, Yakima
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Leather; Glass beads; Brass (metal) beads; Thread
Description Narrow leather belt edged in lazy stitch with lavender beads; Three repeated hour glass motifs in yellow, navy, light blue, red glass beads and brass beads are spaced evenly across belt; Unbeaded rawhide with punched triangles separate beaded sections; Holes punched at either end for buckle; Collected by American artist Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) prior to 1940.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.7, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 60.7