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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0055A,B | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Thompson or Fraser River Salish | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Thompson and/or Fraser River areas | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) slats and roots; Common reed (Phragmites australis) stems; Cherry (Prunus emarginata) bark | |
| Description | Large rectangular flat-bottomed basket with slightly flaring sides, and a low interior lip, along with corresponding flat, rectangular lid with low sides that fit over basket's lip; Base of basket and lid are woven in plaited technique over wide cedar slats, using cedar roots as the weft, and single bundle around perimeter of each is coil-wrapped and the whole units are supported on narrow footed bases comprising a cedar slat set on edge and trimmed with an additional bundle coil; Sides of basket are woven in coiled technique over cedar slats; Primary weft material is cedar roots; Designs are woven of undyed reed stems and natural (red) and mud-dyed (black) cherry bark, using the coiling technique on the basket's sides and ribbon beading on the entire lid and along base and rim of the basket; Designs on ends of basket consist of central column of red and straw-colored crosses, flanked by negative vertical zigzags on black background; Sides of basket show central column of black T-shaped motifs on straw-colored background, flanked by vertical columns of red and straw-colored crosses and wide negative vertical zigzags on red background; Designs on lid consist of plain bands alternating with ribbon-beaded bear grass or dyed black cherry bark bands on top, and red cherry bark bands along edges; 3 small imbricated reed sections on interior may be weaver's signature. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 33.7, Width = 40.7, Length = 60.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0059 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Tlingit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Spruce (Picea sp.) roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Very large and deep round basket with flat base and slightly flaring sides, woven entirely in plain twining technique except for single row of 3-strand twining at junction of base and sides; Warp and weft material is spruce roots; Series of 9 concentric bands on base are woven in plain twining using dyed green, purple, red, and dark brown spruce roots, alternating with bands of undyed spruce root between them; Row of 3-strand twining is also of dyed red spruce roots; Pair of 3-row bands along lower sides are woven in false embroidery, using dyed red and purple bear grass leaves; 2 wide and 1 narrow band encircle basket around midsection, with the background of the wider bands woven in plain twining and comprising alternating red and purple bands, all between upper and lower green framing lines; On exterior of these are series of alternating red and straw-colored angular "S" shapes, all in false embroidery; Narrower band between the 2 wider false embroidered bands is also woven in false embroidery and shows series of small rectangles that form a terraced zigzag, flanked by red terraced triangles, with the overall band framed between plain twined bands in purple and orange; Narrow false embroidered band in dyed purple and red and undyed bear grass encircles rim; Double pair of cordage ties on upper sides secured tumpline (section of wool yarn rope is attached). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 35.7, Max Diam = ca. 35.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0802 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basketry mat | |
| Culture | Tlingit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Spruce (Picea sp.) roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Flat oval mat for use as a hot pad or trivet, woven entirely in plain twining technique; Warp and weft material is spruce roots; Series of concentric bands woven of dyed spruce root in colors of green, red, and black provide the background for several concentric bands that are woven in false embroidery technique, using undyed and dyed bear grass leaves; Innermost band is simply outlined in undyed bear grass; central band is outlined in undyed bear grass and contains red and dark blue or black parallelograms; Outermost band contains parallelograms of undyed bear grass against black spruce roots; Final row of twining along rim is also embroidered with undyed bear grass. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 20.3, Length = 27.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0799 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basketry mat | |
| Culture | Tlingit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Spruce (Picea sp.) roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Flat oval mat for use as a hot pad or trivet, woven entirely in plain twining technique; Warp and weft material is spruce roots; Series of concentric bands woven of dyed spruce root in colors of green, red, and black provide the background for several concentric bands that are woven in false embroidery technique, using undyed and dyed bear grass leaves; Innermost band is simply outlined in undyed bear grass; central band is outlined in undyed bear grass and contains red and dark blue or black parallelograms; Outermost band contains parallelograms of undyed bear grass against black spruce roots; Final row of twining along rim is also embroidered with undyed bear grass. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 19.6, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 27.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0866 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basketry mat | |
| Culture | Tlingit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Spruce (Picea sp.) roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Flat round mat for use as a hot pad or trivet, woven entirely in plain twining technique; Warp and weft material is spruce roots; Background designs are woven in plain twining, using dyed spruce roots as the weft, and they comprise a round red area in center of mat, encircled by a pair of black and a pair of red concentric bands near the center and then by another pair of black bands and a single red band around the rim; Overlaying the space between each half of the paired bands and also around the rim is a double row of undyed bear grass leaves woven in false embroidery technique. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.3, Max Diam = 18.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0704 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Chilkat blanket | |
| Culture | Tlingit/Chilkat | |
| 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 | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark; Mountain goat wool; Vegetal and aniline dyes | |
| Description | Five-sided Chilkat blanket, largely rectangular with triangular bottom edge; Woven of wool-wrapped cedar warps and natural and aniline-dyed, hand-spun wool wefts; Central image of an orca is flanked by various animal and clan symbols in blue, yellow, black, and white; Double white and black borders frame entire panel; Long fringe along lower edge; Braided side warps include weaver's marks; According to Harold Jacobs of the Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, the image on this blanket is a variation of the “Diving Whale.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 172.0, Length = 91.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0767 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Tohono O’odham (Papago) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pima | |
| Other Geographic Data | Area to south and southwest of Tucson | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown (same weaver as 0370-0768 and 0370-0769) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Bear grass (Nolina erumpens) stems; Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods | |
| Description | Small round plate with flat base and very shallow vertical sides, woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is bear grass stems and primary weft material is sun bleached yucca leaves; Design is woven of black devil's claw pods and consists of single owl motif with outstretched wings on the basket's base; Owl's eyes are woven of yucca leaves in an overstitch technique; Rim is completed in with pattern of contiguous "X's" woven of black devil's claw pods in an overstitch technique. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 1.7, Max Diam = 11.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0768 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Tohono O’odham (Papago) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pima | |
| Other Geographic Data | Area to south and southwest of Tucson | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown (same weaver as 0370-0767 and 0370-0769) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Bear grass (Nolina erumpens) stems; Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods | |
| Description | Small round plate with flat base and very shallow vertical sides, woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is bear grass stems and primary weft material is sun bleached yucca leaves; Design is woven of black devil's claw pods and consists of single owl motif with outstretched wings on the basket's base; Owl's eyes are woven of yucca leaves in an overstitch technique; Rim is completed in with pattern of contiguous "X's" woven of black devil's claw pods in an overstitch technique. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 1.7, Max Diam = 11.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0769 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Tohono O’odham (Papago) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pima | |
| Other Geographic Data | Area to south and southwest of Tucson | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown (same weaver as 0370-0767 and 0370-0768) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Bear grass (Nolina erumpens) stems; Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods | |
| Description | Small round plate with flat base and very shallow vertical sides, woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is bear grass stems and primary weft material is sun bleached yucca leaves; Design is woven of black devil's claw pods and consists of single owl motif with outstretched wings on the basket's base; Owl's eyes are woven of yucca leaves in an overstitch technique; Rim is completed in with pattern of contiguous "X's" woven of black devil's claw pods in an overstitch technique. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.1, Max Diam = 11.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0879 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Tohono O’odham (Papago) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pima | |
| Other Geographic Data | Area to south and southwest of Tucson | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Bear grass (Nolina erumpens) stems; Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods | |
| Description | Deep, round basket with flat base and slightly flaring sides, woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is bear grass stems and primary weft material is sun bleached split yucca leaves; Designs are woven of black devil's claw pods and undyed yellow-green split yucca leaves, and consist of 5 diagonal columns whose segmented coils alternate between the black (devil's claw) and yellow-green (yucca) as the column is stepped up, rising from the lower sides to the upper sides; Rim is finished with a diagonal overstitch, using the undyed yellow-green yucca leaves. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.1, Max Diam = 29.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0822 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Tohono O’odham (Papago) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pima | |
| Other Geographic Data | Area to south and southwest of Tucson | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Bear grass (Nolina erumpens) stems; Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods | |
| Description | Compote-like dish consisting of shallow round tray with flat base and flaring sides, supported on short, cylindrical pedestal with its own flaring base, all woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is bear grass stems and primary weft material is sun bleached split yucca leaves; Design on sides of shallow tray consists of 5 triangular motifs comprising parallel coils woven of black devil's claw pods and alternating with coils woven of natural colored yucca; Weft stitches around rim of tray alternates between devil's claw and yucca; Design on pedestal includes black band around outer rim and black band at junction of base and pedestal. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.1, Max Diam = 18.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0418 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Axe head | |
| Culture | unidentified Native American | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Southwest US, probably | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Axe head that is chipped to its overall elongated, rectangular shape; Proximal end is flattened and round, tapering toward the distal end to a flattened cutting edge that is triangular in cross-section; Wide, 3/4 U-shaped groove for hafting axe head to wooden handle extends around axe head slightly above mid-section; Entire exterior surface, except for hafting groove, is ground very smooth; Overall color is green-black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.8, Thickness = 5.6, Length = 17.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0419 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Axe head | |
| Culture | unidentified Native American | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Southwest US, probably | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Axe head that is chipped to its overall elongated, rectangular shape; Proximal end is flattened and round, tapering toward the distal end to a flattened cutting edge that is triangular in cross-section; Wide, 3/4 U-shaped groove for hafting axe head to wooden handle extends around axe head slightly above mid-section; Entire exterior surface, including hafting groove, is ground very smooth; Overall color is black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.4, Thickness = 5.0, Length = 12.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0177 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Shaft abrader | |
| Culture | unidentified Native American (California Indian?) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California, possibly | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1800s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Fist-sized round flattened rock with a narrow U-shaped grove across one face that was used to smooth the surface of an arrow shaft by rubbing the stone along the length of the shaft, thereby removing any imperfections so the arrow would fly straight. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.7, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 5.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0310 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | unidentified Native American (Missouri Indian) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Missouri | |
| County | Mississippi | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Prehistoric | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Effigy jar in form of standing quadruped; Spherical body of animal is supported on 4 short hollow legs; Short,upturned hollow tail extends out from back of body while short hollow modeled head with small ears and nose extends from front; Short but wide, cylindrical neck extends up from animal's back; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth, but are otherwise undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.9, Thickness = 19.7, Rim Diam = 9.4, Max Diam = 13.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0276 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Ashtray | |
| 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. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Stone: catlinite (aka pipestone) | |
| Description | Small ashtray carved from single piece of red stone in the form of a turtle; Round shell of turtle forms the bowl of the ashtray, supported on four short extended feet and tail; Turtle's head projects outward from front edge of shell; Deep grooves are carved into surfaces of each of the turtle's feet and mouth; Eyes and geometric design around perimeter of turtle's "shell" are very lightly incised; Shallow U-shaped groove for resting cigarette is carved along edge of ashtray’s bowl by tail. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.3, Width = 9.3, Length = 12.4 | |
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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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1622 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Sweater clip | |
| 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. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: copper | |
| Description | Sweater clip comprising rectangular copper plate on which are mounted the initials "RE" (Ruth Elkus), each letter being partially cut out of a round copper disc; Stainless steel hinged clip with 3 short protruding cleats is soldered to reverse; Clip is stamped on reverse with unidentified hallmark in the form of a stylized human (?). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.0, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 3.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0130A,B |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Mano and metate | |
| 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 | unknown | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | A: 2-handed rectangular mano; B; Large rectangular slab metate with well-worn concave grinding surface. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=8.0; B=27.0, Thickness = A=3.5; B=3.5, Length = A=36.3; B=37.0 | |
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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 | |
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