Cylindrical basketry pendant attached to metal split ring; tassels of buckskin, pine nuts, shells, and seed beads. Includes pony beads, abalone, olivella, dentalium shell, black commercially tanned leather, pine root, overlay of woodwardia and maidenhair fern and porcupine quill.
Donor:
Margaret Mathewson and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Northern California; Northwestern California
Culture or time period:
Karuk
Maker or artist:
Deborah Masten and Vivien Hailstone
Collector:
Margaret Mathewson
Collection date:
unknown
Taxon:
Dentaliidae
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pine nuts
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Production date:
1986
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 15 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.