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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0599 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Shirt | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wool warp and weft | |
| Description | Man's shirt constructed from several hand woven panels; Single rectangular panel that is folded over across the shoulders makes up body of shirt; Triangular area is cut out at top center for head and the edges are wrap stitched; Overall panel is woven in diagonal twill technique in plain white, with exception of wide band at either end that are woven in diamond twill technique in black and white; Side seams of main panel are sewn with black yarn; Separate panels that form tubular sleeves are similarly constructed with diamond twill panels along cuffs, seams along underside of sleeve, and sewn to shoulders with black yarn. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 49.5, Length = 64.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0600 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles | |
| Object Name | Sash belt | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cotton warp; Cotton string and aniline dyed wool weft | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 20.2, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 99.0 (each) | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0601 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles | |
| Object Name | Purse | |
| Culture | Spanish-American | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Rio Arriba | |
| Other Geographic Data | Town: Chimayo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wool warp and weft; Wood | |
| Description | Handbag made from Chimayo rug that is folded in half and stitched together along sides and sewn to two wooden handles along top; Rug is woven in plain tapestry weave with a red, blue, and black star pattern on each face on a plain white field; Similar woven bags were produced and sold by Julius Gans of Santa Fe and marketed under the label "Ganscrafts"; See illustration of similar bag in Elkus accession files. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 37.0, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 44.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0602 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles | |
| Object Name | Purse | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun natural and aniline dyed wool; Wood | |
| Description | Similar woven bags were produced and sold by Julius Gans of Santa Fe and marketed under the label "Ganscrafts"; See illustration of similar bag in Elkus accession files. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 35.0, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 39.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0605 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Shirt | |
| Culture | Jemez Pueblo (?) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Jemez Pueblo (?) | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cotton warp and weft; Plied aniline dyed wool embroidery yarn | |
| Description | Man's shirt with front and back woven in one piece (open sides are connected with short strips of black elastic) and the separate sleeves attached at shoulder; Shirt is primarily of hand woven cotton cloth woven in plain weft-faced tapestry technique; Sleeves are constructed from flat panels that are folded in half and expanded with inset of commercial white fabric; Front, back, and sleeves are decorated with embroidered terraced triangles and rectangular blocks in black, red, and green, all of which incorporate negative designs of small triangles and zigzags; Single multi-colored yarn pompom is attached to cuff of each sleeve and pair of pompoms is attached on each side of waist. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 56.5, Length = 61.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0606 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Blouse | |
| Culture | Seminole | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Florida | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Commercial cotton fabric | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 53.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0607 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Skirt | |
| Culture | Seminole | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Florida | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s to 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Commercial cotton fabric | |
| Description | Woman's patchwork skirt. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 36.0, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 96.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0608 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Cape | |
| Culture | Seminole | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Florida | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Commercial cotton fabric | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 113.0, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 66.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0609 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug on loom | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun wool weft; Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 65.2, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 44.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0610 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug on loom with batten | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation; Thoreau, NM area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun wool weft; Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 62.7, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 67.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0611 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug on loom | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural, carded, and aniline-dyed wool weft; Aniline dye (orange); Wood | |
| Description | Partially completed rug on loom, woven entirely in plain tapestry weave; Loom includes web beam (lower dowel) and warp beam (upper dowel), heddle rod, and shed rod; Borderless design consists of orange and white bands alternating with black (or gray) and white bands; Within each band, the weaver has changed the color of the weft after each horizontal pass, so that the same colored wefts always go over and under the same warps (whether going from left to right or right to left), with the result that each horizontal band also contains alternating white and orange (or white and black) vertical stripes; End cords are orange; Rug is woven without selvage cords. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 53.5, Length = 71.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0612 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug on loom | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Community: Thoreau area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and carded wool weft; Wood | |
| Description | Partially completed non-regional rug on loom, woven entirely in diagonal twill weave in colors of black and gray; Loom setup includes upper and lower anchor rods, shed rod, and 3 heddle rods. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 52.0, Length = 90.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0613 |  |
| Category | Textiles; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Weaving implement (comb) | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s to 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood: pine | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.9, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 20.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0615 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Parfleche | |
| Culture | Lakota Sioux | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Central Plains region | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Rawhide; Paint | |
| Description | Rectangular parfleche made from single piece of buffalo rawhide folded into box shape and corners secured with rawhide laces; Painted design on exterior consists of geometric shapes (concentric triangles, diamonds, hourglass figures, rectangles) in yellow, green, blue, and red; Rawhide laces are attached opposite perforations used for closing case. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.7, Width = 43.5, Depth = 30.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0616 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | unidentified Plains Indian | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| 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 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0617 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Ceremonial Items; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Plains, possibly | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma, possibly | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Plains area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood; Gourd; Glass beads; Leather; Feathers; Cotton string; Thread | |
| Description | Rattle with wooden handle wrapped end to end with beaded thread; Beaded design consists of multicolored zigzag lines and geometric shapes in blue, yellow, white, red, pink, green and black on a background of multifaceted dark blue beads; One end of handle inserted into gourd; Small string wrapped stick inserted to top to which dyed feather have been affixed; Braided leather fringe extends from bottom. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 5.7, Length = 41.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0618 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Knife | |
| Culture | Lakota Sioux | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890-1920 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal; Wood | |
| Description | Knife with wooden handle and thin metal blade; Blade is hafted onto handle with five nails; Blade marked with "Wilson" and two symbols, one a diamond shape, the other appears to be four small circles aligned in a diamond shape. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.9, Depth = 1.7, Length = 23.3 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0619 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Sheath | |
| Culture | Arapaho, probably, or Cheyenne | |
| 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 | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Leather; Glass beads; Brass (metal) beads; Porcupine quills; Sinew | |
| Description | Sheath constructed of tanned hide stitched with sinew; Lined with rawhide inner sheath; Edges beaded in alternating bands of blue and white; Hide lace handle at top; Two dyed porcupine wrapped strands at either side; Front panel decorated in lazy stitch in blue, yellow, red and brass beads; Motifs include stepped triangles, rectangles and lineal shapes; Sheath is tipped with dyed quill wrapped fringe. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.6, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 23.6 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0620 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Awl case | |
| Culture | Southern Plains, Apache (?) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | West-central Plains area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Tanned hide; Glass beads; Metal: Tin; Thread | |
| Description | Long narrow awl case constructed from two pieces of tanned hide sewn together along sides and bottom with thread; Hide lace handle at top; Top is edge beaded in white and red; Top third decoration of alternating rows of geometric lazy stitch beading and undecorated hide; Hide fringe tipped with tin cones below beaded rows; Middle third design consists of lazy stitch beaded pattern of red triangles against a yellow background; Bottom third is unbeaded and has two rows of hide fringe tipped with tin cones. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.3, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 33.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0621A,B |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Moccasins | |
| Culture | Sioux, Cheyenne | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Leather; Tanned hide; Glass beads; Sinew | |
| Description | Hard sole attached to single piece upper of tanned hide with sinew; Square tongue is separate; Split back cuff; Hide lace crossed over tongue at ankle; Cuff and tongue and edge beaded in blue and white; Vamp is beaded with a feather fan motif; Ankle and border and beaded in lazy stitch in white with multicolored bordered right triangles; Beaded row at heel. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.0, Width = 9.5, Length = 25.0 | |
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