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Catalog Number
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CAS 0370-0631 |
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| Category |
Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork |
| Object Name |
Belt |
| Culture |
unidentified Plains Indian |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
unknown |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Plains area |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
mid 1900s |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Glass beads; String; Leather; Metal |
| Description |
Loom beaded belt with a geometric design containing red triangles bordered in light blue, teepees and arrows in red, light blue and yellow and small diamonds in red, dark blue and yellow; The buckle consists of a rosette of concentric circles containing inward pointing triangles and a central sunburst; Hide swatch affixed to buckle and end to which snaps have been affixed. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 5.5, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 90.2 |
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Catalog Number
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CAS 0370-0616 |
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| Category |
Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork |
| Object Name |
Belt |
| Culture |
unidentified Plains Indian |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
unknown |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Plains area |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1930-1950 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Glass beads; String; Leather; Metal snaps |
| Description |
Loom beaded belt; At the "buckle" is a piece of leather to which snaps have been affixed and another narrow band of leather through which to loop the belt; The other end is tapered to a point; The decoration, a white background and green geometric designs, consists of alternating motifs; The first is columns of stacked isosceles triangles; The other consists of a star-shaped pattern; The entire band is bordered in green. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 5.0, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 90.8 |
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Catalog Number
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CAS 0370-0632 |
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| Category |
Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork |
| Object Name |
Bracelet |
| Culture |
unidentified Plains Indian |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
unknown |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Plains area |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
mid 1900s |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Glass beads; Leather; Metal |
| Description |
Loom beaded bracelet with a geometric design consisting of four red triangles, bordered in blue with apices pointed at center creating a rectangle; On either side is an hour glass figure in red with blue borders; In between figures are small stepped diamonds in blue, red and yellow; The buckle consists of a rosette of concentric circles containing inward pointing triangles and a central sunburst; Hide swatch affixed to buckle and end to which snaps have been affixed. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 4.7, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 22.7 |
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Catalog Number
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CAS 0370-0633 |
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| Category |
Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork |
| Object Name |
Bracelet |
| Culture |
unidentified Plains Indian |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
unknown |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Plains area |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
mid 1900s |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Glass beads; Leather; Metal |
| Description |
Loom beaded bracelet with a geometric design consisting of four red triangles, bordered in blue with apices pointed at center creating a rectangle; On either side is an hour glass figure in red with blue borders; In between figures are small stepped diamonds in blue, red and yellow; The buckle consists of a rosette of concentric circles containing inward pointing triangles and a central sunburst; Hide swatch affixed to buckle and end to which snaps have been affixed. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 4.7, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 23.3 |
| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0626 |
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| Category |
Bead & Leatherwork |
| Object Name |
Pouch |
| Culture |
unidentified Southern Plains Indian |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Oklahoma (?) |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
South-central Plains area |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1940-1960 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Tanned leather; Glass beads; Cotton thread |
| Description |
Pouch constructed from several pieces of tanned hide; Two pieces attached to form mouth flaps; Pouch lined with commercial cloth; Two-bead edging in red around perimeter; Lazy stitch beading on both sides; One side consists of a large "X" motif made of smaller light and dark blue and red lines with lavender and blue curvilinear shapes on a white background; Reverse design of vertical columns of right triangles in lavender, red and blue; Fringe extending below pouch is beaded in red, white, and orange with navy and white bands. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 13.9, Length = 21.5 |
| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0628 |
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| Category |
Bead & Leatherwork |
| Object Name |
Pouch |
| Culture |
unidentified Southern Plains Indian |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Oklahoma (?) |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
South-central Plains area |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1940-1960 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Tanned leather; Glass beads; Cloth; Metal; Thread |
| Description |
Pouch with rounded bottom and flaring mouth; Body is one piece of tanned hide stitched with thread; Second piece added for mouth; Lined with red cloth; Hide drawstring sewn within lining, mouth and body edge beaded in blue and red; Circular design on one side on white background contains a central floral motif in white, red, blue and yellow surrounded by lineal and arrow motifs; Reverse pattern in blue contains linear and diamond motifs in red, white, yellow and green; Metal button at middle on both sides; Fringe at bottom is beaded in blue, red, orange and white. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 12.0, Thickness = 2.5, Length = 22.8 |
| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0813 |
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| 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 |
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Catalog Number
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CAS 0370-0901 |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Basket |
| Culture |
Washoe |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California, Nevada |
| County |
Placer, El Dorado, CA, Carson, Douglas, Washoe, 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; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots |
| Description |
Large oval basket with flat base and flaring sides; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Design is in natural bracken fern root and consists of plain band just below rim from which 11 triangles are pendant. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 11.6, Width = 37.5, Max Diam = 39.0, Length = 39.0 |
| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0766 |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Basket |
| Culture |
Washoe |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California, Nevada |
| County |
Placer, El Dorado, CA, Carson, Douglas, Washoe, 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; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots |
| Description |
Round basket with flat base and flaring sides; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs are in bracken fern root and consist of 6 geometric motifs (motif repeated 3 times in 2 groups), each motif with a central black diamond with 2 negative and 2 positive triangles both above and below it; Central motif in each group has additional pair of positive triangles below it. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 13.2, Max Diam = 27.8 |
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Catalog Number
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CAS 0370-0738 |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Basket |
| Culture |
Washoe |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California, Nevada |
| County |
Placer, El Dorado, CA, Carson, Douglas, Washoe, 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; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots |
| Description |
Round globose basket with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward rim; Woven in coiling technique on 3-rod foundation; Design consists of groups of narrow stacked black triangles rising from base to rim, alternating with group of 2 to 3 paired stacked red triangles around shoulder. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 10.4, Rim Diam = 12.3, Max Diam = 17.4 |
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Catalog Number
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CAS 0370-0746 |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Basket |
| Culture |
Washoe |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California, Nevada |
| County |
Placer, El Dorado, CA, Carson, Douglas, Washoe, 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; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots |
| Description |
Round basket with flat base and rounded sides; Woven entirely in coiled technique on 3-rod foundation; Warp rods are willow and primary weft fibers are split and peeled willow shoots; Designs are in black bracken fern root and consist of 24 widely spaced butterfly-like motifs arranged in bands on the base and sides. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 9.0, Rim Diam = 18.0, Max Diam = 19.2 |
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Catalog Number
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CAS 0370-0747A,B |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Basket with lid |
| Culture |
Washoe |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California, Nevada |
| County |
Placer, El Dorado, CA, Carson, Douglas, Washoe, NV |
| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. mid 1900s |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots |
| Description |
Round basket with flat base, high shoulder, and rounded sides, curving inward toward rim; Fitted lid in domed; Coiled on single-rod foundation in spaced-stitch technique, with split stitches on exterior; Designs in redbud and dyed (black) bracken fern roots consist of plain redbud bands on upper and lower sides, plain black bands around mid-section and on lid, the latter in supplementary wefts. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 10.4, Rim Diam = 9.0, Max Diam = 14.5 |
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Catalog Number
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CAS 0370-0795 |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Basket |
| Culture |
Western Apache |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Arizona |
| County |
unknown |
| 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; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods |
| Description |
Round jar-shaped basket with flat base, flaring sides rising to high rounded shoulder, and wide constricted neck with flaring rim; Basket is woven in coiled technique over 3-rod foundation; Warp material is whole peeled willow shoots and primary weft material is peeled split willow shoots; Designs are woven of black devil's claw and include a circular area in center of base, enclosed within a 4 point star whose sides are formed by 2 parallel terraced lines which continue up sides of basket all the way to rim, forming an all-over network of interlocking diamonds; Diamond-shaped spaces are filled with 4 each concentric diamonds, dogs, and humans, with 2 of the humans either standing atop a T-shaped platform or standing on one leg with the other leg crossed at 90 degrees; Final rim coil is woven with alternating light (willow) and dark (devil's claw) fibers. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 29.5, Rim Diam = 19.3, Max Diam = 26.6 |
