Catalog Number |
CAS 1988-0008-0003 | ![]() |
Category | Basketry; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Necklace | |
Culture | Hupa (copy) | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Margaret Mathewson | |
Date of Manufacture | 1988 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Cotton string; Raffia; Leather; Dentalium and Olivella shell beads; Glass beads; Dyed pine nuts | |
Description | Single strand necklace (black and white glass beads, olivella and dentalium shell beads, dyed pine nut beads) on monofilament line with leather lacing ends; Basketry-style medallion done primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining in center; Design includes black circle in center and black and white triangles around edge, forming negative center star; Beads repeated on 5 fringes. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.9, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 33.7 |