Beadwork

Museum number:
1-255441
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Accession number:
Acc.3853
Description:
Woven band of glass seed beads with fringe at each end; translucent green and orange beads combined with transparent beads form geometric design, light blue beads form edging.
Donor:
Edward Briles
Collection place:
Alturas, Modoc County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Modoc; Alturas
Culture or time period:
Northeastern California tribes and Northeastern California tribes
Collector:
Rosa Gibbons Briles
Collection date:
1900-1920
Materials:
Glass (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
August 31, 1983
Context of use:
Made for tourist trade.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
width 3 centimeters and length 137.5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Beadwork, accession number 1-255441, described as Woven band of glass seed beads with fringe at each end; translucent green and orange beads combined with transparent beads form geometric design, light blue beads form edging.

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