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| Catalog Number | CAS 0141-0002 | |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Beaded container | |
| Culture | Kikuyu (?) | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1940 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Gourd; Glass beads; Leather; String | |
| Description | Container made from small tall-necked gourd whose stem end has been removed; Entire exterior of gourd is covered with beads strung on multi-ply string and wrapped around gourd, passing through 4 leather strips that are positioned vertically on sides of gourd and serve as spacer bars; Design field is divided into 6 bands, three of which are divided into 4 panels each in light or dark blue and white with red accents, and three consisting of rows of solid color (white, light blue, dark blue, and red); 2 of the leather spacer bars extend beyond the rim to form a short handle and are also beaded in white, red, and light blue; Stopper is small gourd disc with loops of blue and white beads sewn to the top. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.5, Max Diam = 8.7 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0141-0003 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Pipe bag | |
| Culture | 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 | Leather; Glass beads; Porcupine quills; Sinew | |
| Description | Single piece of hide sewn into a tubular bag; Multicolored lazy stitch beading at mouth and sides; Lazy stitch beaded panel design consists of right and isosceles triangles, diamonds and rectangles in red, blue and yellow on green background; Reverse pattern of blue and yellow crosses and red triangles and rectangles; Quill wrapped hide slats have multicolored pattern on red background from which undecorated fringe extends. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 13.2, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 43.2 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0141-0011A,B |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Moccasins | |
| Culture | Cheyenne, possibly | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hide; Tanned leather; Glass beads; Sinew | |
| Description | Hard sole attached to upper of single piece of tanned hide with sinew; Triangular tongue is part of upper; Hide lace threaded around ankle; Split back cuff; Beaded on sinew in lazy stitch on vamp and border; Two triangular shaped on either side of vamp (buffalo tracks) loosely beaded in blue; Remainder of design is beaded in white with blue and yellow diamonds abutted by red triangles; Beaded row up back of ankle and across instep. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.0, Width = 8.8, Length = 25.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0143-0115 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Quiver | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | unknown (pre-1906) | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Animal hide; Wood; Sinew; Thread | |
| Description | Quiver made of two long strips of tanned hide sewn together to form tubular pouch; Separate piece sewn to bottom and wooden rod incorporated along each side for support; Front panel is decorated with elaborate cutout and appliqué' designs done in a light-colored hide; Narrow hide strap fastened to top and near bottom. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 63.5, Width = 11.6, Length = ca. 6.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0143-0161A-H |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Pouch with tools | |
| Culture | Koyukon Athabascan | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | unknown (pre-1906) | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Buckskin; Wood; Bone; Stone; Beads | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 14.5 (bag), Thickness = 0.9 (bag), Length = 28.0 (bag) | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0143-0347 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Bead | |
| Culture | unidentified Native American | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | unknown (pre-1906) | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 3.8, Length = 2.6 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0144-0009 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Pouch | |
| Culture | Native Alaskan | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
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| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Leather | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 27.9, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 38.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0146-0003 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Pants with moccasins | |
| Culture | Dena’ina (Tanaina) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Cook Inlet area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880s to 1890s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Caribou or young moose hide; Glass beads; Commercial paint; Unidentified fur; Eagle down; Sinew; Cotton thread | |
| Description | Men’s pants with attached moccasins; Pants are constricted from a single piece tanned hide with inseams up each leg to the crotch and then up the center front to the waist; and sewn with sinew; Separate hide strip is sewn up the front of each leg, extending almost to the crotch level and each is decorated with small glass seed beads in colors of white, red, yellow, light and dark blue, sewn in lazy stitch with sinew; Bead strip divides into two narrower strips just above the ankle, forming an empty triangular space which is outlined in red paint; Short red painted line also extends 7.5 cm and 9 cm, respectively, from upper end of beaded strip on each leg; Another separate hide strip is wrapped around each pants leg at the knee and is sewn to the pants leg only at the point where it would cross the beaded strip on the pants leg, much like a garter; Ends of each garter are trimmed to form short fringes and the entire length of each garter is decorated with small seed beads in colors of white, light blue and dark blue sewn with sinew; Hide is folded under at waist to form drawstring waist with hide lacing passing through it; Front of pants are also cut to form a fly; Drawstring waist and front fly are not traditional and suggest a fairly late date of manufacture, well after Dena’ina people had begun to adopt Western style clothing; Moccasins are constricted from several pieces and sewn to the pants legs; Hide strip around top of moccasins is decorated with additional small glass seed beads in colors of white, red, light and dark blue, all sewn with sinew in lazy stitch. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 45.0, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 108.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0146-0004 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Shirt | |
| Culture | Dena’ina (Tanaina) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Cook Inlet area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880s to 1890s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Caribou or young moose hide; Glass beads; Commercial paint; Unidentified fur; Eagle down; Sinew; Cotton thread | |
| Description | Man’s tunic constructed from two pieces of tanned hide that are seamed together along both sides and across the shoulders and sewn with sinew; Two large darts measuring approx. 16 cm long are sewn on the upper front,extending out from the neck opening; Long sleeves are seamed on the underarm and attached to the main tunic at the shoulder with sinew; Bottom of edge of tunic is cut to form a V-shaped extenswion on both the front and back and the edges of the hide are further cut to form short fringes in groups of 3 or 4, with some of the fringes threaded through 2 yellow and 1 blue barrel-shaped bead; Actual hemline is painted with red line and decorated with three rows of small glass seed beads in white and light blue, sewn with cotton thread in lazy stitch; Another red line is painted up center of tunic on both front and back, starting from lowest point of hemline and extending 49 cm on front and 46 cm on back; Each of these lines is then decorated with 3 rows of small seed beads in white, red, and dark blue sewn with cotton string in lazy stitch; | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 170.0, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 132.1 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0146-0005 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Knife sheath | |
| Culture | Dena’ina (Tanaina) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Cook Inlet area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880s to 1890s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Caribou (?) hide; Glass beads; Sinew, Cotton thread; Commercial paint | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 13.0, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 25.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0146-0006A,B |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Mittens | |
| Culture | Dena’ina (Tanaina) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Cook Inlet area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880s to 1890s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Caribou (?) hide; Glass beads; Sinew, Cotton thread; Commercial paint | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 12.0, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 29.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0146-0007 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Bonnet | |
| Culture | Dena’ina (Tanaina) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Cook Inlet area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880s to 1890s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Caribou (?) hide; Glass beads, Sinew; Cotton string; Commercial paint | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 46.5, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 64.5 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0146-0008A,B |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Mukluks | |
| Culture | Native Alaskan | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Seal skin; Sinew; Dye; Commercial wool thread; Commercial cotton string | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 49.5, Width = 10.9, Length = 29.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0146-0022 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Beads (200+) and pendants (8) | |
| Culture | Ohlone / Costanoan | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Alameda | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Berkeley | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shells: Olivella, abalone (Haliotis sp.) and clam | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.6, Thickness = 0.4, Max Diam = 0.9, Length = 4.3 |
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CAS 0146-0041 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Parka | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Seal intestine | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 50.0, Thickness = ca. 2.5, Length = ca. 80.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0146-0048 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Mukluk (1 only) | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
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| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Leather | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.9, Width = 4.1, Length = 9.6 | |
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CAS 0147-0017 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
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| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Leather | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.2, Thickness = 2.3, Length = ca. 51.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0147-0025 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Ornament | |
| Culture | Nguni (Zulu, Ndebele) | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | South Africa | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Glass beads; Cotton (?); Thread | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.3, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 24.1 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0147-0030A,B |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelets (2) | |
| Culture | unknown | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Glass beads; Cotton (?); Thread; Metal | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=11.7; B=13.0, Thickness = A=5.0; B=6.0, Length = A=12.5; B=13.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0152-0001 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Waist band | |
| Culture | Zulu | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Zambia or Zimbabwe | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Matabele Land | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Beads; Sinew | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 2.2, Max Diam = 29.5 | |
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