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Catalog Number
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CAS 0370-0779 |
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| Category |
Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry |
| Object Name |
Hat |
| Culture |
Achumawi |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
| County |
Modoc, Siskiyou, Shasta, Lassen |
| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. early 1900s |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves |
| Description |
Round woman’s hat with flat base and flaring sides; Woven in 2-strand twining with single row of lattice twining at junction of base and sides and single row of 3-strand twining around rim; Designs are in maidenhair fern in full-twist overlay stitch and consist of 2 concentric dashed bands on base and 5 vertical columns of stacked parallelograms on sides, all on background of bear grass. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 12.2, Max Diam = 20.0 |
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Catalog Number
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CAS 0370-0749 |
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| Category |
Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry |
| Object Name |
Hat |
| Culture |
Klamath River |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
| County |
Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou |
| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. early 1900s |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems |
| Description |
Hemispherical woman's hat; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base or crown; Weft rods are hazel shoots and primary weft fibers are conifer roots; Design is in bear grass and maidenhair fern in half twist overlay and divided into 3 registers; On the crown are concentric bands, while middle and rim registers each contain parallelograms with horizontal linear units. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 9.8, Max Diam = 18.2 |
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Catalog Number
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CAS 0370-0756 |
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| Category |
Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry |
| Object Name |
Hat |
| Culture |
Klamath River |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
| County |
Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou |
| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. early 1900s |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems |
| Description |
Hemispherical woman's hat with rounded base and sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and lattice twining near base and rim; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair ferns and is divided into 3 registers; 7-point star and plain band decorate crown; Middle and rim registers show stacked parallelograms with multiple, terraced zigzag lines. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 9.2, Max Diam = 18.5 |
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Catalog Number
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CAS 0370-0873 |
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| Category |
Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry |
| Object Name |
Hat |
| Culture |
Klamath River |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
| County |
Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou |
| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1920-1940 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems |
| Description |
Hemispherical woman's hat with flat base and rounded sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base or crown; Design is in bear grass and maidenhair fern in half-twist overlay and is divided into 3 registers; On crown is black circle with 3 "foot pattern" motifs; Middle register has "sharp tooth pattern" of triangles; Rim register has black parallelograms. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 8.5, Rim Diam = 17.8, Max Diam = 18.7 |
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Catalog Number
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CAS 0370-0629 |
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| Category |
Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork |
| Object Name |
Beaded collar |
| Culture |
Mohave |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California, Arizona |
| County |
San Bernardino, CA, Mohave, AZ |
| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1890-1920 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Glass beads; Cotton thread |
| Description |
Beaded collar constructed in vertical bead netting technique; Foundation cord is beaded with sky blue and red beads, while the body is beaded of smaller navy blue beads in a pattern of alternating hourglass and diamond motifs on white background; Diamond motifs also incorporate yellow beads for accent; Outer edge of collar ends in beaded loop fringes, each incorporating one large sky blue bead; Ends of collar are not joined; Width of collar suggests its use by a young girl. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 17.5, Max Diam = ca. 44.0 |
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Catalog Number
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CAS 0370-1297B |
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| Category |
Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork |
| Object Name |
Belt |
| Culture |
Hopi |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Arizona |
| County |
Navajo |
| Other Geographic
Data |
Hopi Indian Reservation |
| Maker's Name |
Charles Loloma (?) (1921-1991) |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1960 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Commercially tanned leather; Metal findings |
| Description |
Hand-tooled leather belt, made from commercial leather as companion piece to belt buckle CAS 0370-1297A; Terminal end of belt tapers abruptly to a triangular point and is punched through with 5 notches for the belt buckle; Buckle end of belt is doubled over and secured with 2 metal snaps that can be undone to attach the belt buckle; Design from belt buckle (cross-hatched diamond within terraced diamond shape) is repeated 5 times along length of belt, alternating with smaller panels of paired cloud motifs; Both design panels incorporate tan and rust brown colors; Belt is unsigned. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 3.2, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 14.2 |
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Catalog Number
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CAS 0370-1299B |
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| Category |
Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork |
| Object Name |
Belt |
| Culture |
Hopi |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Arizona |
| County |
Navajo |
| Other Geographic
Data |
Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi |
| Maker's Name |
Bernard Dawahoya (b. 1940s, active since 1956) |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1950 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Leather; Metal: Brass |
| Description |
Narrow leather belt hand tooled with geometric design that includes rectilinear spiral, terraced triangle (kiva steps?), and cloud motifs; Overall motif is repeated in 5 complete panels and portions of the motif are repeated in 4 partial panels; Overall color of belt is light brown while the tooled designs are a deeper rust brown; Distal end of belt is slightly narrower than remainder and has 4 punched holes for belt buckle; Proximal end is folded over and held in place by 3 brass rivets; Hallmark of snow cloud (Bernard Dawakoya) is stamped on reverse of belt behind section that is folded over; Companion piece to belt buckle CAS 0370-1299A. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 3.2, Thickness = 1.4, Length = ca. 115.0 |
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Catalog Number
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CAS 0370-0631 |
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| Category |
Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork |
| Object Name |
Belt |
| Culture |
unidentified Plains Indian |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
unknown |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Plains area |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
mid 1900s |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Glass beads; String; Leather; Metal |
| Description |
Loom beaded belt with a geometric design containing red triangles bordered in light blue, teepees and arrows in red, light blue and yellow and small diamonds in red, dark blue and yellow; The buckle consists of a rosette of concentric circles containing inward pointing triangles and a central sunburst; Hide swatch affixed to buckle and end to which snaps have been affixed. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 5.5, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 90.2 |
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Catalog Number
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CAS 0370-0616 |
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| Category |
Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork |
| Object Name |
Belt |
| Culture |
unidentified Plains Indian |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
unknown |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Plains area |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1930-1950 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Glass beads; String; Leather; Metal snaps |
| Description |
Loom beaded belt; At the "buckle" is a piece of leather to which snaps have been affixed and another narrow band of leather through which to loop the belt; The other end is tapered to a point; The decoration, a white background and green geometric designs, consists of alternating motifs; The first is columns of stacked isosceles triangles; The other consists of a star-shaped pattern; The entire band is bordered in green. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 5.0, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 90.8 |
