Necklace and medallion
- Museum number:
- 1-259111
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21010259111
- Accession number:
- Acc.4585
- Description:
- Made of basketry; coiled fiber medallion, round, star design in center; suspended on pine nut, dentalium shell and seed bead chain, with buckskin ties at top; five pendants suspended from medallion with same materials as chain.
- Donor:
- Margaret Mathewson and University Appropriation
- Collection place:
- Northwestern California
- Verbatim coll. place:
- California; Northern California; Northwestern California
- Culture or time period:
- Klamath River Tribes
- Maker or artist:
- Vivien Hailstone
- Collector:
- Margaret Mathewson
- Collection date:
- unknown
- Taxon:
- Dentaliidae
- Object type:
- ethnography
- Object class:
- Necklaces and Pine nuts
- Function:
- 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
- Department:
- Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
- Dimensions:
- length 36 centimeters
- Comment:
- From the exhibit text, June 1993: "Basket makers at the turn of the last century were experimenting with new basketry forms such as covered bottles, coasters, napkin rings, and waste paper baskets. Many of these objects were made for sale to non-Indians. Since the 1950's newer, more innovative forms such as basketry necklaces, earrings, and key chains have become popular. Native Californians wear these proudly, in addition to making them for sale. Miniatures are another basketry form that has become popular over the past century.
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