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1. Belt

Museum number:: 2-7283
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Belts (costume accessories)
Dimensions:: length 1.33 meters
Collector:: Zelia Nuttall
Collection place:: Kuskokwim, Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Collection date:: unknown

2. Boat hook

Museum number:: 2-7281
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Boat hooks
Function:: 1.4 Transportation
Dimensions:: length 1.46 meters
Collector:: Zelia Nuttall
Collection place:: Alaska
Collection date:: unknown

3. Breastplate

Museum number:: 2-7287
Culture or time period:: Plateau cultures
Dimensions:: length 23 centimeters and width 28.5 centimeters
Collector:: Zelia Nuttall
Collection place:: Columbia Plateau, United States
Collection date:: unknown
Taxon:: Dentaliidae

4. Harpoon shaft

Museum number:: 2-7282
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Harpoons
Collector:: Zelia Nuttall
Collection place:: Alaska
Collection date:: unknown

5. Head net

Museum number:: 1-164172
Culture or time period:: Pomo
Object class:: Head nets
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: length 38 centimeters and 1 centimeters
Collector:: Zelia Nuttall
Collection place:: North Central California
Collection date:: unknown
Taxon:: Apocynum

6. Legging strip

Museum number:: 2-7602
Culture or time period:: Dakota
Object class:: Leggings
Function:: 2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:: length 79.5 centimeters and width 8 centimeters
Collector:: Zelia Nuttall
Collection place:: Great Plains, North America
Collection date:: 1885

7. Moccasins

Museum number:: 2-7603a,b
Culture or time period:: Arapaho
Object class:: Moccasins
Function:: 2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:: length 25.2 centimeters
Collector:: Zelia Nuttall
Collection place:: Great Plains, North America

8. Necklace

Museum number:: 2-7288
Culture or time period:: Teton Dakota
Object class:: Necklaces
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:: length 36 centimeters
Collector:: Zelia Nuttall
Collection place:: Great Plains, North America

9. Necklace

Museum number:: 2-61998
Culture or time period:: Sisseton
Object class:: Necklaces
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: 1 centimeters
Collector:: Phoebe Apperson Hearst and Zelia Nuttall
Collection place:: Great Plains, North America
Collection date:: 1901

10. Ornament

Museum number:: 2-7286
Culture or time period:: Northwest Coastal People
Object class:: Ornaments (object genre)
Dimensions:: length 15 centimeters
Collector:: Zelia Nuttall
Collection place:: Northwest Coast, United States
Collection date:: unknown
Taxon:: Dentaliidae