Buckskin; faced with black, blue, orange, red, and yellow seed beads on white seed bead ground in triangular geometric design; buckskin thong ties at ends.
Donor:
Margaret Mathewson and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
Bought in thriftstore in Berkeley. California; Northern California; Northwestern California
Culture or time period:
Northwestern California tribes
Collector:
Margaret Mathewson
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Production date:
Circa 1950
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 88 centimeters and width 4.5 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.