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Object Number
08-4-10/73382
Display Title
Obsidian belt
Descriptions
Object Description
Obsidian belt used in brush dance, deer skin dance and jump dance. Or War Dance
Inventory Description
Belt, suede, with chipped stone charms, lanceolate red obsidian, sinew and reed
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Karuk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Additional Geographic Terms
Klamath River
Materials
Suede, Obsidian, Reed, Sinew
Quantity
1
Label on object
73382
Provenance
Provenance
Grace A. Nicholson
(1908)
Provenance
Mr. Carroll S. Hartman
(1908)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 994-2-10/71088 | Dance Belt |
Belt
|
Wichita County
| |
| 08-4-10/73383 | Abalone belt |
Belt
|
California
| |
| 32-29-10/93 | Large black obsidian spear points |
Spear
|
California
| |
| 08-4-10/73329 | Feathers, ornamental, pink & blue pigment |
Adornment
|
Siskiyou County
| |
| 08-4-10/73308 | Obsidian blade |
Projectile Point
|
California
| |
| 08-4-10/73307 | Obsidian blade |
Projectile Point
|
California
| |
| 36-89-10/6233 | Belt of seal skin & whale's teeth for use in kayak--part of contents of bag 6228 |
Belt
|
Greenland
| |
| 83-34-10/30393 | Wampum Belt |
Belt
|
Maine?
New York? Quebec? | |
| 34-81-20/3578 | Reed horsehair belt maker and partially made belt |
Belt
|
Mexico
| |
| 88-51-10/50408 | Belt ornamented with teeth of deer |
Belt
|
Alaska
| |
| 32-29-10/95 | Obsidian hoes |
Tools
|
California
| |
| 13-16-30/85384.2 | Jaguar skin belt, used as charm for strength and cunning |
Belt
|
British Guiana
Guyana |