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Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0453
Category	Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Letter opener
Culture	Eskimo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ivory
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 1.3, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 16.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0518
Category	Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Letter opener
Culture	Eskimo (?)
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada or USA
State/Prov./Dist.	British Columbia or Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Bone
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 1.3, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 11.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0405
Category	Carvings; Vessels
Object Name	Bowl
Culture	Bering Sea Eskimo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	Western region
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Wood; Paint
Description	Oval-shaped bowl with flat base and slightly flaring sides and separately carved and attached rim; Interior base of bowl shows single splayed image of bird with center life line and framed by a single line, all painted in black; Rim is painted rust red on interior and exterior.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.5, Width = 12.2, Length = 17.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0406
Category	Carvings; Vessels
Object Name	Bowl
Culture	Bering Sea Eskimo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	Western region
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Wood; Paint
Description	Oval-shaped bowl with flat base and slightly flaring sides and separately carved and attached rim; Interior base of bowl shows two images of deer, each depicted in x-ray fashion and with a spear or arrow lodged in their shoulders; Images are painted in black and framed by a single black line; Upper interior rim of bowl and entire attached rim (interior and exterior) are painted rust red.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 6.0, Width = 16.2, Length = 25.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0408
Category	Carvings; Vessels
Object Name	Bowl
Culture	Yup'ik (Yupik) Eskimo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Wood; Shell: nacre (mother-of-pearl)
Description	Shallow bowl with flat bottom and small pedestal on exterior, hand grips carved on each end and inset with three pieces of mother of pearl in X shapes on each end.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.2, Width = 19.5, Length = 42.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0409
Category	Carvings; Vessels
Object Name	Bowl
Culture	Yup'ik (Yupik) Eskimo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Wood
Description	Oval shaped wooden bowl with flaring sides and hand grips at each end, flat bottomed exterior.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 8.7, Width = 28.8, Length = 44.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0402
Category	Carvings; Vessels
Object Name	Bowl
Culture	Yup'ik (Yupik) Eskimo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Wood; Bone
Description	Shallow oval bowl with bone inlay on the rim in eight places, design on interior bottom, two incised lines that are colored red and black respectively are found on the exterior body.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 10.2, Width = 29.3, Length = 35.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0450
Category	Carvings; Visual Arts
Object Name	Scrimshaw (whale tooth)
Culture	Eskimo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ivory: sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tooth; Ink
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 2.3, Width = 1.6, Length = 11.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0519
Category	Carvings; Watercraft
Object Name	Canoe oar / paddle model
Culture	Haida (?)
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	British Columbia
County
Other Geographic Data	Northwest Coast
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Wood; Paint
Description	Model of canoe paddle with wide, spatulate blade that tapers to a blunt point on distal end and tapers more gradually at proximal end, gradually blending into the extended handle which terminates at its proximal end in a short cylinder that is perpendicular to the handle; Blade of paddle is painted black and decorated on each face with pair of red lines that are painted across the width of the blade at its widest point.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 3.4, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 17.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0884
Category	Ceremonial Items
Object Name	Dance wand
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	early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Wood; Paint; Feathers; String; Grass
Description	Dance wand made from commercially cut tongue and groove wooden slat notched at lower end to form a single hand hold; Both sides are painted white; On front is depicted Aloosaka, one of the Germ gods who controls the growth and reproduction of all things, shown with round face, 2 horns, and eagle feather tassel in red, yellow, and black; Cloud symbol is above katsina and corn symbol below; 6 feather bundles are tied along sides and several grass stems are attached on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 8.0, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 51.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0885
Category	Ceremonial Items
Object Name	Dance wand
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	early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Wood; Paint; Feathers; String; Grass
Description	Dance wand made from commercially cut tongue and groove wooden slat notched at lower end to form hand holds; Both sides are painted white; On front is depicted Aloosaka, one of the Germ gods who controls the growth and reproduction of all things, shown with round face, 2 horns, and eagle feather tassel in red, yellow, and black; Cloud symbol is above katsina and corn symbol below; 6 feather bundles are tied along sides and several grass stems are attached on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 8.6, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 51.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0042
Category	Ceremonial Items
Object Name	Peyote staff
Culture	unidentified Native American (Southwest Indian?)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	unknown
County
Other Geographic Data	Southwest US ?
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Wood
Description	Carved cylindrical wooden staff that tapers very gradually toward one end before terminating in a short, socketed extension; Opposite end also tapers slightly and becomes 4-sided; At base of 4-sided section are carved various geometric designs, including straight and zigzag bands, arrows, crosses, crescents, and a zigzag line incorporation depictions of tipis or mountains; Carved designs are stained red and blue; Staff probably used during peyote religious ceremonies.
Dimensions (cm)	Max Diam = 1.8, Length = 89.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0071
Category	Ceremonial Items
Object Name	Tableta
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. 1930s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Wood; Paint; Leather; Cotton string; Corn husk
Description	Tableta made from 2 flat wooden sections placed side by side, hinged together with string, and cut out to conform to wearer's head; Corn husk head rest ring is attached at top of cutout; Leather strap attached to sides; Face of Palhik' Mana is painted on front in red, orange, yellow, black, and white on blue background; Cloud symbols in same colors are painted on reverse. Identified in Oct. 1977 by Terrance Talaswaima (Hopi artist and then curator at Hopi Cultural Center) as Pal-Hik Mana, as it would appear during the Butterfly Dance, a summer social dancer sponsored by young men.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 22.6, Depth = 5.3, Length = 40.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0730
Category	Ceremonial Items; Musical Instruments
Object Name	Rattle
Culture	Quechan (Yuma)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Maricopa
Other Geographic Data	Agua Caliente
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1900
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Wood; Rawhide
Description	Hand-held rattle fashioned from two round pieces of hide sewn together around edges with indeterminate material to form flattened spherical shape; Several pebbles or seeds are contained within, and short carved wooden handle is inserted through one edge of rattle through to opposite edge and held in place with a small wooden cross-pin inserted through its distal end; Exterior of rattle (except for handle) is painted black and then decorated on each face with a diamond shape outlined in white and divided into quadrants (2 quadrants in each diamond are painted solid white).
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 8.1, Thickness = 5.1, Length = 17.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1361
Category	Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name	Butter knife
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Other Geographic Data	Community: Coolidge area
Maker's Name	Frank Charlie, Eckley Yazzie
Date of Manufacture	1933
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Metal: Silver
Description	Butter knife with flat silver blade with expanded and rounded distal end; Hand forged hollow ware silver handle also expands slightly toward proximal end and is stamped on both faces with horned moon symbol (hallmark of Bert I. Staples' shop, Crafts del Navajo, Coolidge, NM).
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 1.9, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 16.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1362
Category	Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name	Butter knife
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Other Geographic Data	Community: Coolidge area
Maker's Name	Frank Charlie, Eckley Yazzie
Date of Manufacture	1933
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Metal: Silver
Description	Butter knife with flat silver blade with expanded and rounded distal end; Hand forged hollow ware silver handle also expands slightly toward proximal end and is stamped on both faces with horned moon symbol (hallmark of Bert I. Staples' shop, Crafts del Navajo, Coolidge, NM).
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 1.9, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 16.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1363
Category	Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name	Butter knife
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Other Geographic Data	Community: Coolidge area
Maker's Name	Frank Charlie, Eckley Yazzie
Date of Manufacture	1933
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Metal: Silver
Description	Butter knife with flat silver blade with expanded and rounded distal end; Hand forged hollow ware silver handle also expands slightly toward proximal end and is stamped on both faces with horned moon symbol (hallmark of Bert I. Staples' shop, Crafts del Navajo, Coolidge, NM).
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 1.9, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 16.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1364
Category	Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name	Butter knife
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Other Geographic Data	Community: Coolidge area
Maker's Name	Frank Charlie, Eckley Yazzie
Date of Manufacture	1933
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Metal: Silver
Description	Butter knife with flat silver blade with expanded and rounded distal end; Hand forged hollow ware silver handle also expands slightly toward proximal end and is stamped on both faces with horned moon symbol (hallmark of Bert I. Staples' shop, Crafts del Navajo, Coolidge, NM).
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 1.9, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 16.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1365
Category	Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name	Butter knife
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Other Geographic Data	Community: Coolidge area
Maker's Name	Frank Charlie, Eckley Yazzie
Date of Manufacture	1933
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Metal: Silver
Description	Butter knife with flat silver blade with expanded and rounded distal end; Hand forged hollow ware silver handle also expands slightly toward proximal end and is stamped on both faces with horned moon symbol (hallmark of Bert I. Staples' shop, Crafts del Navajo, Coolidge, NM).
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 1.9, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 16.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1366
Category	Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name	Butter knife
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Other Geographic Data	Community: Coolidge area
Maker's Name	Frank Charlie, Eckley Yazzie
Date of Manufacture	1933
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Metal: Silver
Description	Butter knife with flat silver blade with expanded and rounded distal end; Hand forged hollow ware silver handle also expands slightly toward proximal end and is stamped on both faces with horned moon symbol (hallmark of Bert I. Staples' shop, Crafts del Navajo, Coolidge, NM).
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 1.9, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 16.1

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