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Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1142
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Kiowa
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Al Momaday (Huan Toa) (1913-1981)
Date of Manufacture	1959
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein on mat board
Description	Painting on dark blue mat board entitled "Mountain Spirits Dancer," depicting Mescalero Apache Gan or Crown Dancer, shown in right profile, bent at knees and with shoulders thrown back, right arm forward and left arm back; Dancer wears moccasins, fringed buckskin kilt, and black head and face mask with crown of wooden slats; Long red streamers hang from his upper arms and he carries wooden sword in each hand; Teepee is shown in background at right and dancer is backlit by light from orange and yellow flames; Signature "Al Momaday" is printed in white paint near bottom center; "Mountain Spirits Dancer, Mescalero Apache by Al Momaday $75.00" is printed in black ink on reverse. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1960 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 35.7, Length = 43.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1101
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Kiowa
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Monroe Tsatoke (Tsa Toke, Tsa To Ke) (1904-1937)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1935
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting feather fan of black to dark brown feathers with blue beaded hand grip, of the type used by native American church members during ceremonies; Row of eagle plumes frame the bottom of the painting, and two brushes (?) with red horsehair bristles and blue beaded hand grips flank the feather fan; Painting is unsigned. This painting was exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in January 1942 and was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus as one of their annual holiday cards (date unknown), printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 25.2, Length = 31.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1102
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Kiowa
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Monroe Tsatoke (Tsa Toke, Tsa To Ke) (1904-1937)
Date of Manufacture	1935
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on watercolor paper entitled "The Sunrise or Coming of the Sun", depicting small fire encircled by trimmed parrot (?) feathers in green and yellow and by row of eagle plumes; Rays of light emanate outward from fire; Christian cross motif is overhead, flanked by two geometric medallions; Signature M. Tsatoke 35" is printed in green paint in lower right corner; Pencil notation on reverse of original cardboard matting includes above title, along with notation, "This is what Monroe has seen under the influence of peyote after all night's meeting." This painting was exhibited at the National Gallery of Art and the San Francisco Museum of Art in 1942 and was selected by Ruth Elkus in 1965 as her annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 25.6, Length = 31.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1629
Category	Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name	Tie slide
Culture	Kiowa (?)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Metal: Nickel silver
Description	Tie slide comprising generally rectangular plate with pair of large rectangular openings cut out, through which a neckerchief or narrow tie could be slid; Stamped designs include series of small triangles along edges; Sunburst pattern above open cutouts; And series of parallel lines on lower portion; Slide is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 3.4, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 6.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0873
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

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0749
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

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0756
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

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0752
Category	Basketry
Object Name	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. 1930s to 1940s
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	Round basket with flat base, flaring sides and scalloped rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base; Upper portion of basket shows exposed warp rods, with the rim reinforced with rod and secured with coil wrapping; Design in bear grass and maidenhair and woodwardia fern stems, done in half-twist overlay, consists of band of contiguous triangles.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 9.8, Max Diam = 15.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0755
Category	Basketry
Object Name	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. 1940s
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	Round basket with rounded base and curved sides sloping inward toward rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and around rim; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair ferns and includes wide band around mid-section (bear grass and woodwardia fern on lower portion, bear grass and maidenhair fern on upper portion).
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 7.8, Rim Diam = 8.0, Max Diam = 9.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0743
Category	Basketry
Object Name	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	Round basket with flat base and rounded sides, curving inward toward rim; Woven primarily in close-spaced, plain twining, with 3-strand twining on base; Design is done in bear grass in half-twist overlay and consists of the words "Ladies Home Companion" around lower portion of basket and a geometric unit of interlocking open triangles and diamonds (repeated 7 times) around upper sides.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 11.5, Rim Diam = ca. 13.0, Max Diam = 17.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0759
Category	Basketry
Object Name	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. 1900-1930
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	Round gift basket with flat base and curving sides that slope inward very slightly toward rim; Woven primarily in close-spaced, plain twining with 3-strand twining on base; Design, done in bear grass and maidenhair fern in half-twist overlay, consists of wide geometric band (negative "I" with triangle above and below repeated 5 times) framed above by solid black band.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 7.9, Rim Diam = 11.7, Max Diam = 12.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0076
Category	Basketry
Object Name	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. 1940s
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	Round basket with flat base and curving sides that slope slightly inward; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and just below rim; Design is in bear grass and maidenhair and woodwardia ferns and includes concentric bands on base and diagonally stacked tri-color parallelograms on sides.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 8.5, Rim Diam = 10.8, Max Diam = 12.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0796
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
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. 1945-1955
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	Flat, round plaque with braided rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining in center and on final 3 rows of twining on work face; Ends of warp rods are secured on reverse with several rows of plain twining; Design is in bear grass and maidenhair and woodwardia ferns and consists of concentric bands and star pattern with open center.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 17.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0797
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
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. 1945-1955
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	Flat, round plaque with braided rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining in center and on final row of twining; Ends of warp rods are braided second time on reverse; Design is in bear grass and maidenhair and woodwardia ferns in half-twist overlay and consists of series of concentric bands, (ones in woodwardia fern comprise bands of small contiguous triangles).
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 22.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0805
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
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. 1945-1955
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description	Flat, round plaque with braided rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining in center and on final 2 rows of twining on work face; Ends of warp rods are secured on reverse with several rows of plain twining; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia fern and consists of star pattern with open center.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 17.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0806
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
Culture	Klamath River
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data	Klamath River area
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945-1955
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	Flat round plaque with braided rim; Warp material is whole peeled hazel shoots and primary weft material is conifer roots; Center of plaque is woven in plain twining; Designs are woven in half-twist overlay technique and include narrow circle woven in black maidenhair fern stems, encircled by band of brown triangles (woodwardia fern) on background of white bear grass; Final rows of twining beyond design area are done over groups of 3 warps which radiate outward and are then bent to the right and are interwoven in an open wickerwork technique to form a decorative, scalloped border.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 20.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0807
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
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. 1945-1955
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description	Flat, round plaque woven in plain twining; Ends of warp rods are braided and then secured with several plain twined rows on reverse; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia fern in half-twist overlay and consists of star pattern with open center.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 20.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0808
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
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. 1945-1955
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	Round, flat plaque with braided rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining in center; Ends of warp rods are paired and secured with plain twining on reverse; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair ferns and consists of concentric bands (2 with rectangular black units on natural background and 1 plain band).
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 24.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0775A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basketry covered bottle with lid
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. late 1800s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Glass; Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description	Green whiskey (?) bottle with basketry wrapping, woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and shoulder; Design is in dyed and natural bear grass and woodwardia fern in half-twist overlay and includes whirling 7-point star on base and alternating checkered and plain bands on sides; Design on lid consists of 3 plain bands in woodwardia fern.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 26.8, Rim Diam = 3.6, Max Diam = 10.1

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

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