Thong

Museum number:
1-157489
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010157489
Accession number:
Acc.2036
Description:
Buckskin tie thong.
Donor:
David Wayne Peri
Collection place:
Bodega Bay, Sonoma County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Northern California; Bodega Bay
Culture or time period:
Coast Miwok
Collector:
David Wayne Peri
Collection date:
ca. 1950
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Thongs (strips)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1965
Context of use:
Tie for wrapper (1-157488) for the bundle containing pegs (1-157485), eagle feathers (1-157486), and flicker feathers (1-157487). 1-157485 - 89 comprise a bundle. 1-157472 - 157500 and 1-157713 comprise outfit of Thomas Smith. Outfit was family heirloom.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 69 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: see accession envelope for additional information.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Thong, accession number 1-157489, described as Buckskin tie thong.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Thong, accession number 1-157489, described as Buckskin tie thong.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Thong, accession number 1-157489, described as Buckskin tie thong.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Thong, accession number 1-157489, described as Buckskin tie thong.

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