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| Catalog Number | CAS 0018-0145A,B | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Sandals | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Uganda | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rawhide | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.6 & 6.8, Width = 12.4 & 13.3, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 27.6 & 26.7 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0018-0146 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Apron | |
| Culture | Lumbwa | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Beads; Leather | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 16.5, Thickness = 0.4, Length = ca. 31.5 |
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CAS 0018-0158 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Armband | |
| Culture | Swahili | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Beads; Plant fiber thread | |
| Description | Beaded girl’s armband, worn tied on the upper arm. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.3, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 22.2 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0018-0161 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Beaded container | |
| Culture | Kikuyu (?) | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Gourd; Beads; Leather | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 20.3, Max Diam = 7.6 |
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CAS 0032-0043 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Melanesian: New Britain | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Britain | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Island: Matupi | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shell; Thread | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 0.5, Max Diam = 6.6 | |
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CAS 0034-0002 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Tutchone Athabascan (Canadian Rocky) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yukon | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Caribou or moose hide; Cloth; Glass beads; Metal | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 61.0, Depth = ca. 10.0, Length = 39.5 | |
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CAS 0036-0021 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Beaded collar | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Greenland | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Glass beads; Cotton fabric | |
| Description | Collar consisting of open beadwork with multi-colored cloth band at top; Beads are strung to form stacked diamond shapes and chevrons in colors of white, blue, green, yellow, and red. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 59.0, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 24.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0036-0032 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace (choker) | |
| Culture | Eskimo or Athabascan (?) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Glass beads; Twine; Metal: Lead beads | |
| Description | Beaded band primarily in white with blue and red accents, whose ends connect by means of a button and beaded loop; Short beaded fringes are pendant from the lower edge of the band, except for the center, where the fringes are much longer; All fringes are of red, white, and blue beads, with center fringes ending in lead jinglers; Pair of red and white beaded looped strands suspend from the back. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = ca. 10.0, Length = 50.0 |
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CAS 0036-0048 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Pouch | |
| 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 | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Seal skin; Ivory; Seal (?) claws | |
| Description | Rectangular purse made from 4 pieces of sealskin (front, back, wrap-around sides and bottom, and front flap) all pieced together and lined on interior with commercial flannel cloth; Front flap is black dyed leather with sealskin insert, decorated with 10 seal (?) claws and appliquéd band of dyed (red, yellow, blue, green, and natural) leather strips; Has sealskin strap and ivory toggle latch. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.6, Depth = ca. 6.0, Length = 24.3 | |
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CAS 0036-0049 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Pouch | |
| Culture | Native Alaskan | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Indeterminate tanned hide; Sinew | |
| Description | Small, flat shoulder pouch made from 2 pieces (front/back and flap) of dyed black hide sewn with sinew; Two short thongs are attached to bottom edge of front flap and long carrying strap is attached to upper corners; Two small loops on reverse lower corners indicate pouch was intended to be worn on a belt. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.0, Width = 14.5, Length = 6.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0048-0033 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Headdress | |
| 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 | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Tanned deerskin; Red-shafted flicker (Colaptes auratus cafer) feathers; Turkey (?) feathers; Sinew; Pigments | |
| Description | Dance headdress made from buckskin strip sewn into cap-like shape with long, trailing flap, fringed along sides and bottom; Crown of cap is decorated with bundle of trimmed black and white feathers and red-shafted flicker feathers looped through cotton string loops and secured with sinew; White feathers also tied to bottom of back flap; Flap is painted with red geometric designs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 25.0, Length = 77.5 |
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CAS 0048-0035 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | unidentified California Indian | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Beads; Shells; String | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.8, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 12.7 | |
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CAS 0052-0001 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Zulu | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | South Africa | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Town: Durban | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Glass beads; Nylon string | |
| Description | Collar-like necklace, open at either end and woven in open weave pattern of concentric light and dark blue bands alternating with red and dark blue bands, separated by narrow bands of white; Entire necklace is woven of small beads, except for larger beads around outer edge forming short fringe. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 9.5, Max Diam = ca. 33.0 | |
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CAS 0060-0004A,B |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Quiver | |
| Culture | Maasai | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bamboo; Leather; Beads | |
| Description | Quiver made from hollow cylindrical piece of bamboo from which both ends have been removed and fitted with removable leather end caps; End caps are joined by a long narrow leather carrying strap; End caps are decorated in bands of red, white, blue, and green beads. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 5.6, Length = 26.5 | |
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CAS 0082-0009A,B |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Moccasins | |
| Culture | Columbia River Tribe | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Washington | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | Columbia River | |
| Maker's Name | Sally Waukakus | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1903 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Leather; Beads | |
| Description | Pair of child's moccasins. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.0, Width = 5.0, Length = 10.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0090-0044 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Pouch | |
| Culture | Eastern Apache | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Tanned hide; Glass beads; Metal: Tin; Thread | |
| Description | Pouch constructed of two pieces of tanned hide sewn together with sinew; Back piece folded over front to create flap; Hide drawstring at top; Flap is edge beaded in blue, white and black and has lazy stitch pattern in black, blue, red and white on center; Front is beaded in lazy stitch in blue, red, black and white in horizontal bands with triangular motifs; Back is beaded in lazy stitch at edge in blue, black, red and white; Hide fringe on bottom and flap tipped with tin cones; Hide on flap also strung with red beads. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 9.8, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 22.7 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0090-0045 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Pouch | |
| Culture | Arapaho | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Tanned hide; Glass beads; Metal: Brass; Tin; Sinew | |
| Description | Pouch with slightly tapering sides stitched from two pieces of tanned hide; Flap is attached with sinew; Flap and back panel are dyed orange; Hide lace tipped with brass beads attached to front panel and secures through hole in flap; Edge beaded in red; Flap lazy stitch beaded in light blue with red trim; Front panel decorated in lazy stitch with triangular motifs in blue, green, red, white and orange on light blue background; Short hide fringe at bottom tipped with tin cones. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.6, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 11.8 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0090-0046 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Purse / pouch | |
| Culture | Athabascan or Northern Cree, Innu (Naskapi)? | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Buckskin; Fur; Beads | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 11.7, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 18.1 | |
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CAS 0090-0047 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Pouch | |
| Culture | Blackfeet | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Leather; Glass beads; Cloth; Thread | |
| Description | Pouch with rounded base made of two pieces of tanned hide stitched up both sides with thread; Lined and cuffed with commercial fabric; Hide lace attached at top on back; Modified lazy stitch bead work pattern on plain background consists of symmetrical double curve stylized floral motif in blue, red, yellow, green and white; Hide fringe extends below pouch. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 11.0, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 13.7 | |
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CAS 0090-0048 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Pouch | |
| Culture | Eastern Apache | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Buckskin; Beads; Metal | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 9.8, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 15.0 | |
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