Culture/People:

Yup'ik [Bristol Bay]  Search this

Object Name:

Woman's dance belt

Media/Materials:

Sealskin/fur, caribou tooth/teeth, brass thimble/thimbles, ivory, wool yarn, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche, thread

Techniques:

Stitched, overlay beadwork, edge beaded, carved

Dimensions:

115.5 x 16.5 x 5.5 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Place:

Bristol Bay; Bristol Bay Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Date created:

1870-1900

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye/MAI from an unknown source circa 1916.

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Catalog Number:

5/635

Barcode:

050635.000

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Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69a0bfbfd-0549-4ebe-ac6f-8da691c7c571

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_54799