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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0875 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klamath River, possibly Karuk | |
| 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 acorn mush boiler basket with flat base, rounded sides and very wide mouth; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and lattice twining around mid-section; Design is in bear grass and consists of band around midsection that alternates light and dark colors, bordered above and below by band of solid, contiguous triangles. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.3, Rim Diam = 27.8, Max Diam = 30.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0876 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klikitat | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia or Washington | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark splints; Cedar roots; Dyed cherry bark; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Leather | |
| Description | Deep oval berry picking basket with flat base and slightly flared sides that rise vertically; Basket is woven entirely in coiled technique over a probable 3-rod foundation; Rim is finished in herringbone weave; Warp material is cedar splints and the weft material is cedar roots; Design on exterior sides is woven in imbrication technique using natural bear grass leaves and dyed (black) cherry bark, and consists of vertical columns of open rectangles connected above and below by vertical bars; Band of small crosses encircles lower sides and plain band of bear grass encircles upper sides; Series of 5 short and 2 large leather loops is sewn below rim on one side and 3 short and 2 long loops on opposite side. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 27.4, Width = 35.0, Depth = 22.5, Max Diam = 35.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0133 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Laguna Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Cibola | |
| Other Geographic Data | Laguna Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1925 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, rounded sides, and wide constricted neck with fluted rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior and exterior underbody are slipped orange; Remaining exterior is slipped white; White-slipped area is painted with row of contiguous orange semicircles (clouds?) along lower edge with black leaf-like motif positioned vertically above each semicircle, alternating with orange crescent arch enclosing a black "X" motif, all on white background; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 18.0, Rim Diam = 19.2, Max Diam = 22.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1454 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Laguna Pueblo (?) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Cibola | |
| Other Geographic Data | Laguna Pueblo (?) | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890-1910 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Silver; commercial metal cordage | |
| Description | Single strand necklace of handmade silver spherical beads with 12 small crosses and large double-barred cross pendant with a heart at its base; Cross bars of the smaller crosses and of the larger cross pendant are stamped with X's on both faces; Heart at base of cross pendant is stamped with 9 small circles on both faces; Necklace and pendant are unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.1, Length = 46.0 | |
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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 | |
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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 0370-0618 |  |
| 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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0751 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Makah | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Washington | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Makah Indian Reservation area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark splints; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Small round basket with flat base and nearly vertical walls; Warp material is cedar bark; Center of base is woven in simple plaiting technique, using cedar bark slats for both warp and weft; Outer portion of base is woven in plain twining technique, using rye grass stems as the weft; Sides of basket are woven in wrapped twining technique, using bear grass leaves as the weft; Warp fibers are bent over at the rim and bound into the final row of twining; Designs on side of basket are woven of dyed bear grass leaves and consist of orange horizontal band framed between black bands around lower side, and composite band of plain blue or black bands alternating with bicolored bands (blue or black and natural undyed fibers) just above mid-section. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.7, Max Diam = 12.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0812A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Makah | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Washington | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Makah Indian Reservation area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Small round basket with flat base, vertical sides and recessed rim, along with corresponding round, slightly domed lid with low sides that fit over the basket's rim; Warp material is cedar bark; Base of basket is woven primarily in simple plaiting technique, using cedar bark slats for both the warp and weft; Outermost portion of base is woven in plain twining technique, using rye grass stems as the weft, and the final row at junction of base and sides is woven in 3-strand twining; Sides of basket and entire lid are woven in wrapped twining technique, using bear grass leaves as the weft; Single cedar bark slat encircles top of basket, forming a recessed rim over which the warp fibers are bent and bound into the final row of twining; Designs are woven of dyed bear grass leaves and consist of purple band encircling mid-section of basket, with three black dugout canoes just above it (two of the canoes carry three men each and one carries two men); Designs on lid include purple band around center and three black swimming ducks (?) on top of lid and a second purple band along the rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.8, Rim Diam = 6.1, Max Diam = 6.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1103 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Mescalero Apache | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Otero | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Mescalero | |
| Maker's Name | Florence Bigrope (b. 1961) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1966 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Paint on paper | |
| Description | Finger painting on white paper entitled "It's Me" depicting outline of human face with spiked hairstyle; Painting is done entire in orange paint; Painting is unsigned. Original catalog card reads, “Artist born 1961; painting done in kindergarten class at Mescalero Elementary School, teacher was J. Adams.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 60.3, Length = 42.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0809A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Micmac or Ojibwe | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Quebec, New Brunswick, Maine | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Birch (Betula sp.) bark; Porcupine quills; Sweetgrass, Thread | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base made from sheet of birch bark; Straight sides are made from additional bark strip that is cut along one edge into a series of short tabs which are folded over and then glued to interior of basket's base; Lower sides of basket are covered with natural colored porcupine quills which are laid side by side vertically and sewn through base and at midlevel of basket; Upper half of basket is wrapped on exterior with additional bark strip that is probably glued in place and secured along with grass bundle around rim by widely spaced black thread stitches; Corresponding round lid of basket is constructed in same manner as lower half, but has added decoration of maple leaf on top, done in natural colored quills. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.0, Max Diam = 8.8 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0198 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Mimbres | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Grant | |
| Other Geographic Data | Mimbres River area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1000-1150 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Mineral paint | |
| Description | Mimbres black-on-white round bowl with rounded base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with white slip; Design field on interior is bisected by pair of wide black lines; A geometric design based on 3 nested negative lines is repeated twice in each half of the design field; Solid black line encircles lip; "Kill Hole" is located in center of bowl. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.3, Max Diam = 20.9 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0202 |  |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Mimbres | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Grant | |
| Other Geographic Data | Mimbres River area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1000-1150 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Mineral paint | |
| Description | Mimbres black-on-white round bowl with rounded base and gently curving sides; Rim form is straight with rounded lip; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is slipped white and painted with single caterpillar motif in center, series of wide and narrow parallel lines just below rim, and solid black line along lip; "Kill Hole" located in center of base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.4, Max Diam = 18.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0203 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Mimbres | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Grant | |
| Other Geographic Data | Mimbres River area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1000-1150 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Mineral paint | |
| Description | Mimbres black-on-white round bowl with rounded base and sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with white slip; Design field on interior is divided into off-center quadrants by means of center rectangle with four radiating serrated armatures; Each quadrant is decorated with same black and white pattern comprising a spiral motif enclosed within larger black shapes and a serrated-edged line. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.0, Max Diam = 22.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0744 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Modoc | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Modoc, Siskiyou | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Cattail (Typha latifolia) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Phragmites reed stems | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base and vertical sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with several rows of 3-strand twining at juncture of base and sides; Design is woven in full-twist overlay and wrapped twining techniques and consists of 2 parallel zigzag lines, each composed of terraced zigzag with small pendant triangles above and below; Single row of phragmites reed appears at lower side of basket. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.0, Max Diam = 19.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0205 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Mogollon | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1100-1250 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round bowl with slightly flattened base and gently rounded sides; Interior is scraped smooth and smudged black; Exterior surface is textured, probably by impressing blunt object into each coil as vessel wall was built up; Exterior color is reddish brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.0, Rim Diam = 11.7, Max Diam = 12.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0175 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Mogollon | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Prehistoric | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Small round bowl with rounded base and gently rounded sides; Interior is scraped smooth and smudged to a black color; Exterior surface has been tooled to produced a roughened texture; Exterior is fired to a reddish color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.7, Max Diam = 10.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0346 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Mogollon (?) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Prehistoric | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base, globose body, tall cylindrical neck and slightly flared rim; Clay body has high mica or pyrite content; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth but are undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.6, Rim Diam = 9.1, Max Diam = 14.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0629 |  |
| 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 |
CAS 0370-0429 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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. 1890-1910 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Micaceous clay; Sandstone temper; Glass beads; Cotton thread | |
| Description | Round effigy jar with four spouts on sides, a footed base, and a modeled human head at the top; Exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and painted with all-over network of 3 parallel and intersecting lines (fish bone pattern) with red dots in intervening spaces; Foot, neck, rims of spouts are also painted red; Modeled effigy head is painted with red designs on cheeks, jowls and brow; Three strands of seed beads in alternating bands of blue and white are wrapped around effigy's neck. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 18.7, Max Diam = 19.6 | |
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