Belt Item Number: Na1071 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Leather belt with a mottled brown, hinged buckle. Centre of the belt is covered with brown and white quills woven into a pattern of repeating geocentric motifs.
Cultural Context
clothing
Item History
- Made by Nellie Blankenship (Maker) in Kiana Village, Alaska, USA before 1942
- Collected during 1942
- Owned by S. J. Newcomb before October 15, 1985
- Received from S. J. Newcomb (Donor) on October 15, 1985
What
- Name
- Belt
- Identification Number
- Na1071
- Type of Item
- belt
- Material
- walrus tusk, ptarmigan quill, skin, metal and cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven, sewn and carved
- Overall
- height 100.0 cm, width 4.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Nellie Blankenship (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- S. J. Newcomb
- Received from
- S. J. Newcomb (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kiana Village, Alaska, USA
When
- Creation Date
- before 1942
- Collection Date
- during 1942
- Ownership Date
- before October 15, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on October 15, 1985
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1061/0003