For woman, rawhide with sewn rows of caribou incisor teeth, in two places where rawhide is sewn are no rows of teeth (missing?). Sewn with rawhide and made with caribou teeth from lower Jaw with bone attached.
Donor:
Darius Ogden Mills and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Kuskokwim, Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Kuskokwim
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Taxon:
Rangifer tarandus caribou
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Accession date:
January 22, 1901
Context of use:
According to Elizabeth Goodwin, belts like this are courting gifts presented to a woman by her prospective husband.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 3 centimeters and length 100 centimeters
Comment:
References: Cf. Nelson p. 59; also see Catalogue of Sheldon Jackosn Museum, p. 93.