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Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0770A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Effigy basket with lid (alligator)
Culture	Coushatta
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Pine (Pinus sp.) needles and cone scales; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes
Description	Elongated basket in the form of an alligator in walking position, woven entirely in open-spaced coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Alligator's body is oval-shaped and constitutes the actual "basket" with a flat base and vertical sides; Separate open-ended (at one end only) oval shaped basket is attached to one end of body in inverted position to form the animal's tail; Two separate and very shallow, open-ended (on one end only) are also attached to opposite end of the body, forming the head and hinged jaws of the alligator; Four separate coil-wrapped legs and feet are attached to sides of the body; Separate oval lid with interior lip fits into back cavity of alligator's body; Upper side of neck, body (including lid), and tail are covered with overlapping individual pine cone scales to represent the alligator's skin texture; Eyes and interior of mouth are woven of dyed red raffia grass leaves.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 3.8, Width = 5.2, Length = 23.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0068A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Effigy basket with lid (crab)
Culture	Coushatta
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Pine (Pinus sp.) needles; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes
Description	Effigy basket in the form of a crab; Oval body has flat base and rounded sides that curve inward at the rim; Corresponding oval lid has interior lip that fits inside mouth of basket; Both basket and lid are woven in open coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Appended tail, 8 legs (4 legs on each side), and pair of large claws on front are all wrapped in dyed red raffia leaves; Eyes and antennae on front are made of dyed black raffia leaves; Top of lid is decorated with dyed red raffia fibers woven in overstitch technique.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 4.1, Width = ca. 12.5, Length = 15.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0070A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Effigy basket with lid (turkey)
Culture	Coushatta
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Pine (Pinus sp.) needles; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes
Description	Effigy basket in the form of a turkey, whose hollow, oval body has a flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward the rim; Corresponding oval lid is slightly rounded and has interior lip that fits inside basket's mouth; Both basket and lid are woven in open coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Turkeyâ€™s neck and head are fashioned from pine needle bundle that is coil-wrapped; Eyes are woven of dyed black raffia leaves; Tail is fashioned from lengths of raffia leaves that are looped through coils and extend out as fringe; Body is supported on pine needle bundle secured to underside, whose two ends are bent down to form the legs and the ends splayed to form 4 toes each, and all are coil-wrapped and secured to an oval coiled base.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 10.6, Width = 10.4, Length = 13.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0816
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Miniature basket
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
Description	Miniature round basket with flat base and curved sides that slope inward gently toward the rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base; Design is in bear grass in half-twist overlay and consists of plain narrow band just below rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 3.4, Rim Diam = 4.2, Max Diam = 4.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0818
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Miniature basket
Culture	Pomo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) feathers; Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) feathers
Description	Small round gift basket with flat base and rounded sides that taper in at rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Exterior is completely covered in featherwork with a pattern of 3 small triangles in green mallard duck feathers on a background of red acorn woodpecker feathers. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay, commented that this basketâ€™s bottom is open, so the spirit would not stay in, thus signifying that the weaver needed to see further into the dream that first inspired this basket.]
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 1.1, Rim Diam = 1.6, Max Diam = 2.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0813
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Miniature basket
Culture	Upper Lake Pomo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Lake
Other Geographic Data	Upper Lake Rancheria
Maker's Name	Lydia Anderson Faught (1887-ca. 1967)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots
Description	Miniature oval basket with flat base and rounded sides that taper in slightly at rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include 4 solid triangles whose apexes begin on the base and flare out to the rim. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay attributed CAS 0145-0111, 0145-0112, and 0145-0075 to this same weaver.]
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 0.9, Width = 1.6, Rim Diam = 2.1, Length = 2.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0814A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Miniature basket with lid
Culture	Aleut
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data	Aleutian Islands
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Silk embroidery thread
Description	Miniature round basket with flat base and flaring sides, woven entirely in closed plain twining; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Designs on sides of basket are woven of silk thread in false embroidery technique and include a floral motif (red stems with blue flowered tips) repeated 4 times and flanked above and below by narrow blue framing line; Matching lid is woven in same technique as basket and has short side that overlaps rim of basket and small looped handle in center; Design on lid consists of red band near shoulder and red band on handle.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 2.8, Rim Diam = 2.3, Max Diam = 3.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0771
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Winnowing basket
Culture	Paiute
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Nevada
County
Other Geographic Data	Community: Walker River
Maker's Name	Julia Williams
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots and roots; Wire
Description	Scoop shaped winnowing basket with heavy wire rim; Shallow basket expands outward from its tapered proximal end to its maximum width before tapering inward again near the distal end which is squared off; Basket is woven entirely in openwork, plain twining and is completely undecorated.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.6, Width = 29.3, Length = 37.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0069
Category	Basketry; Folk Toys
Object Name	Effigy basket and doll
Culture	Coushatta
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Pine (Pinus sp.) needles; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes; Leather; Commercial cloth; Commercial thread
Description	Effigy basket in the form of small cylindrical water well with attached water bucket and a butter churn (?), all mounted on a flat, oval base and all woven in an open split-stitch coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Small cloth female doll dressed in yellow leather dress and moccasins and red cloth cape and belt is standing by the butter churn grasping the upright pole; Doll's facial features and hair are made from black thread.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 15.3, Width = 9.7, Length = 17.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0781
Category	Basketry; Vessels
Object Name	Basket water jar
Culture	Paiute
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California, Nevada
County	Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino, CA, Douglas, Mineral, NV
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Aniline dyes; Native cordage
Description	Water jar basket with flat base, high tapering shoulder and short, narrow neck; Woven primarily in diagonal twining with 3-strand twining on base; Rim is coil-wrapped; 2 shoulder handles of 4 loops of 2-ply native cordage are joined by single length of cordage; Designs on basket consists of 3 bands of dyed red willow on natural willow background, all on spring-peeled willow background.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 20.5, Rim Diam = 3.6, Max Diam = 15.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0832
Category	Basketry; Vessels
Object Name	Basket water jar
Culture	Paiute
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California, Nevada
County	Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino, CA, Douglas, Mineral, NV
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Native cordage
Description	Water bottle with conical lower body and high, wide shoulder tapering toward narrow neck; Size and shape of rim are indeterminate; Woven primarily in diagonal twining, with 3-strand twining on base and single rows of 3-strand twining around mid-section and on upper shoulder; Faint trace of design band around mid-section is evident; 2 native cordage handles attached at side.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 27.1, Max Diam = 18.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0829
Category	Basketry; Vessels
Object Name	Basket water jar
Culture	Paiute, Shoshone
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California, Nevada
County	Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino, CA, Douglas, Mineral, NV
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Native cordage
Description	Water bottle with conical lower body, expanded mid-section, and high wide shoulder tapering to short, narrow neck; Woven mostly in diagonal twining with several rows of plain, 2-strand twining on upper shoulder; Most warp rods are clipped at rim, but some are bent over and included in final row of twining; Traces of bands of short diagonal lines are still evident; 2 handles of native cordage attached at side.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 44.3, Rim Diam = 5.5, Max Diam = 28.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0056
Category	Basketry; Vessels
Object Name	Basket water jar
Culture	Western Apache
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Toni Dodge
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1900-1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots or sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; PiÃ±on pine (Pinus edulis) pitch
Description	Large jar-shaped water bottle with concave base, rounded body, high tapering neck, and tall wide neck with slightly flaring rim; Warp and weft material is sumac or willow shoots; Basket is woven primarily in plain diagonal twining, with several rows of 3-strand twining on base and along shoulder for extra strength; Warp rods are bent over at rim and coil-wrapped; Two carved wooden handles are bent into "U" shapes with outward flaring ends that are secured with coiled stitches to sides of basket just above and below shoulder; Rim is wrapped in black devil's claw; Entire interior and exterior of basket are covered with heavy coating of brown piÃ±on pine pitch; Possible decorative wide line along shoulder is darker than surrounding area, possibly produced by using overheated (burnt) pitch, as underlying weft stitches are not dyed or painted.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 44.5, Rim Diam = 19.6, Max Diam = 37.1

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

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1610
Category	Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name	Beads
Culture	unknown
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada or USA
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Turquoise; Shells
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Max Diam = 0.9, Length = 109.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1613
Category	Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name	Beads
Culture	unknown
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada or USA
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Glass
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Max Diam = 0.2, Length = 102.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1616
Category	Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name	Beads
Culture	unknown
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada or USA
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Glass
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Max Diam = 0.7, Length = 41.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1208
Category	Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name	Desk pad
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	early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Cardboard; Paper; Leather; Glass beads
Description	Desk pad made from cardboard covered in red paper; Two leather slats affixed to long ends to hold blotter paper; Each slat is covered in lazy stitch beaded panel most likely taken from a pair of leggings; Panel design consists of five identical blue equilateral triangles bordered in red; Each triangle contains a red stepped triangle bordered in white.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 45.6, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 71.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0634A,B
Category	Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name	Gauntlet gloves
Culture	unidentified Northern Plains Indian
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma (?)
County
Other Geographic Data	South-central Plains area
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early to mid 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Leather; Glass beads; Cotton
Description	Leather glove with wide flaring gauntlet; Glove is undecorated; Gauntlet is beaded with a stylized geometric floral pattern in orange, light blue and red; Interior is lined with thin, brown cotton fabric; Fringe is attach to outer seam of gauntlet.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 18.5, Thickness = 2.2, Length = 36.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0623A,B
Category	Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name	Moccasins
Culture	Arapaho or Cheyenne
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	unknown
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	late 1800s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Hide; Tanned leather; Glass beads; Sinew
Description	Hard sole attached to upper of single piece of tanned hide with sinew; Trapezoidal tongue part of upper; Hide laces attached at ankle; Beaded in lazy stitch over entire upper except for tongue and thin bands at seam and ankle; Design, on white background, consists of stacked green triangles with red centers around border and alternating green and red isosceles triangles on vamp.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 8.0, Width = 10.3, Length = 25.5

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