Womans, rawhide with sewn rows of cribou incisor teeth, four Stellers sea lion teeth attached with short strand of glass beads, beads are red, white, black and blue, twisted fiber cord attached to belt, metal buckle sewn at both ends, thongs at each end. Sewn with rawhide, made with sinew of caribou, Stellar's Sea Lion.
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:
length 102 centimeters and width 10 centimeters
Comment:
References: Cf. Nelson p. 59; Cat of Sheldon Jackson Museum, p. 93. INUA #174 and text.