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CAS 0090-0049   CAS 0090-0049; Pouch
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Pouch
Culture Blackfeet
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
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 with thread; Lined and cuffed with commercial fabric; Linear beaded pattern consists of yellow, blue and red triangles, hour glass figures and blue lines arranged around a central green rectangle; Hide fringe extends below pouch; Hide lace attached at top.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 11.3, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 13.0

Catalog Number CAS 0090-0051   CAS 0090-0051; Awl case
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Awl case
Culture Crow
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Rawhide; Glass beads; Metal: Tin; Brass; Thread
Description Rawhide strips sewn into tube; Double flap opening edge-beaded in black and white; Rawhide lace handle, beaded in large maroon and blue beads, secured to opening by brass tacks; Decoration consists of five beaded bands with tin cone tasseled fringe below each band; Top three bands in black and white, bottom two in red and white; Flaring bottom beaded at edge in concentric circles of red and white and blue and white with central brass tack; Hide tassels, tipped with tin dangles, extend from bottom.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.4, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 33.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0090-0052   CAS 0090-0052; Pouch
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Pouch
Culture Arapaho
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hide; Porcupine quills; Glass beads
Description Circular pouch of two pieces of yellow dyed tanned hide sewn around edge with opening left at top; Flap attached at top; Fringe stitched to seam; Dye on interior of back piece and flap indicate reuse; Design consists of alternating concentric bands of pink and yellow dyed quills with purple lines radiating from undecorated center; A band of white lazy stitch beading with green triangles borders quilled section.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 2.0, Max Diam = 14.2

Catalog Number CAS 0091-0047   CAS 0091-0047; Necklace
Category Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture Western Apache
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1904
Collection Name N/A
Materials Glass beads; Bells; Mirror
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 27.3, Thickness = 0.8, Length = ca. 36.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0091-0061   CAS 0091-0061; Club
Category Bead & Leatherwork; Weaponry
Object Name Club
Culture Eastern Apache, Ute
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Oklahoma (?)
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Stone; Wood; Rawhide; Glass beads; Horsehair
Description Stone mounted on wooden shaft; Head is encased in rawhide, shaft is encased in horse tail ending in horsehair; Two fringed rawhide bands, one just below head and one above distal end, have two lanes of beading each alternating in black and white.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.5, Depth = 3.5, Length = 45.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0091-0081A,B   CAS 0091-0081A,B; Moccasins
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Moccasins
Culture Iroquois
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data Fort Egbert at Eagle City on Yukon River (?)
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1901
Collection Name N/A
Materials Tanned leather; Glass bead; Commercial cloth
Description Pair of child's moccasins.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.5, Width = 7.0, Length = 16.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0091-0082   CAS 0091-0082; Sled bag
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Sled bag
Culture Han Hwech'in (Han Gwich'in)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data Fort Egbert at Eagle City on Yukon River
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1901
Collection Name N/A
Materials Tanned moose hide; Beads; Cloth
Description Rectangular sled bag (used for storage when traveling by sled) with fold-over flap on front, made from moose hide. [Han Hwech’in attribution made in 202 by Martha Kates, a Han elder living in Edmonton, Alberta, who consulted with Craig Mishler, author of Han: Han Hwech’in, People of the River.]
Dimensions (cm) Width = 40.2, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 32.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0091-0083A,B   CAS 0091-0083A,B; Moccasins
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Moccasins
Culture Han Hwech'in (Han Gwich'in) or Koyukon Athabascan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data Fort Egbert at Eagle City on Yukon River
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1901
Collection Name N/A
Materials Buckskin; Glass beads; Thread
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 20.0, Width = 9.3, Length = 24.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0091-0084A,B   CAS 0091-0084A,B; Moccasins
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Moccasins
Culture Peel River Gwich'in
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data Fort Egbert at Eagle City on Yukon River
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1901
Collection Name N/A
Materials Buckskin; Cloth; Vegetable fiber
Description Peel River Gwich’in attribution made by Martha Kates, a Han Gwich’in elder living in Edmonton, Alberta who consulted with Craig Mishler, author of Han: Han Hwech’in, People of the River.”
Dimensions (cm) Height = 19.5, Width = 10.1, Length = 24.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0091-0085   CAS 0091-0085; Rifle case
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Rifle case
Culture Koyukon Athabascan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data Fort Egbert at Eagle City on Yukon River
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1901
Collection Name N/A
Materials Buckskin; Beads; Yarn
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 18.5, Length = 138.0

Catalog Number CAS 0091-0086   CAS 0091-0086; Awl case
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Awl case
Culture Western Apache
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1904
Collection Name N/A
Materials Buckskin; Glass beads
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.7, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 36.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0091-0087A,B   CAS 0091-0087A,B; Mittens
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Mittens
Culture Koyukon Athabascan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data Fort Egbert at Eagle City on Yukon River
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1901
Collection Name N/A
Materials Buckskin; Beads; Fur; Cloth
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 21.0, Thickness = 3.5, Length = 32.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0091-0088A,B   CAS 0091-0088A,B; Mittens
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Mittens
Culture Koyukon Athabascan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data Fort Egbert at Eagle City on Yukon River
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1901
Collection Name N/A
Materials Buckskin; Beads; Fur; Yarn
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 20.5, Thickness = 2.8, Length = 35.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0091-0089A,B   CAS 0091-0089A,B; Mittens
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Mittens
Culture Koyukon Athabascan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data Fort Egbert at Eagle City on Yukon River
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1901
Collection Name N/A
Materials Buckskin; Beads; Fur; Cloth
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 23.0, Thickness = 3.7, Length = 37.0

Catalog Number CAS 0091-0090   CAS 0091-0090; Necklace
Category Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture Western Apache
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1901
Collection Name N/A
Materials Glass beads; Cloth
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 26.3, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 30.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0095-0015A,B   CAS 0095-0015A,B; Leggings
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Leggings
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 N/A
Materials Leather; Glass beads
Description Pair of leggings, each a single piece of hide with long narrow fringe; Beaded panels stitched with a lazy-stitch design consisting of right and isosceles triangles and hourglass figures in red, blue, and yellow glass beads.
Dimensions (cm) Width = A=89.5; B=74.0, Thickness = 0.3, Length = A=91.0; B=87.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0099-0001   CAS 0099-0001; Hair ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Hair ornament
Culture Filipino
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Philippines
State/Prov./Dist. Mindanao
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hair; Glass beads
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.5, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 17.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0101-0001   CAS 0101-0001; Beads (65)
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Beads (65)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County Nome
Other Geographic Data Punuk (or Panuk) Island in the St. Lawrence Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Glass; Seeds
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 0.8, Length = 0.9

Catalog Number CAS 0120-0001   CAS 0120-0001; Pipe bag
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Pipe bag
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. late 1800s to early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Buckskin; Glass beads; Porcupine quills; Metal: Tin; Sinew
Description Pipe bag sewn from single piece of dyed buckskin; Lazy stitch beadwork at mouth and side consists of navy, red and yellow rectangles on blue background; One beaded panel of navy, red and yellow cross and diamond motifs on blue background; Reverse is of navy, red and yellow "Tipi" pattern on blue background; Red dyed quill is wrapped around hide slats from which fringe extends; Tin cones are attached to undecorated fringe.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 13.8, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 45.5

Catalog Number CAS 0120-0002   CAS 0120-0002; Knife sheath
Category Bead & Leatherwork; Tools & Implements
Object Name Knife sheath
Culture Cheyenne
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Buckskin; Porcupine quills; Glass beads
Description Knife sheath made from two pieces of hide sewn along both sides to fit contour of knife; Hide lace looped at mouth to form a handle; Lazy stitch beading at mouth in blue with bands of maroon; Upper portion quilled vertically in red with a central yellow square with four white squares at each corner; Lower portion quilled horizontally following contour of sheath; Quills are dyed red with white squares placed at equal intervals and a central blue line; Three hide laces, wrapped in red and blue dyed quills and tipped with tin cones and feathers are suspended from bottom edge of sheath.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 6.7, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 23.8
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