Womans, rawhide with sewn rows of cribou incisor teeth, belt represents from 100-175 caribou, two thongs at each end. Sewn with rawhide. Made with caribou teeth from the lower jaw with teeth attached.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Kuskokwim, Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Kuskokwim
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
According to Elizabeth Goodwin, belts such as these were presented to a woman by her prospective husband i.e. a courting gift.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 4 centimeters and length 135 centimeters
Comment:
References: Cf. Nelson p. 59; Cat of Sheldon Jackson Museum, p. 93.