Woolen Belt Item Number: E2121-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
PLAIN, TWINED, WOOL BELT WITH LONG FRINGE AT EITHER END. THE BELT IS WOVEN IN PATTERNED SECTIONS OF ZIGZAG LINES IN RED, BLUE AND NATURAL COLORS. PUBLICATION: S.I. ANNUAL REPORT, 1928, PL. 13, P. 646. EXHIBITED MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1985-86. EXHIBITED SITES "MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS," 1987-89.From card: "Mountain goat. Made of wool, woven into s band about 2 1/2" wide, and in a pattern of plain white ornamented with red and blue colors in zigzag. Each end has a fringe 16" long. Illus.: ARSI, 1928; Pl. 13; p. 646."Illus. Fig. 42, p. 102 (detail), in Tepper, Leslie Heymann, Janice George, and Willard Joseph. 2017. Salish Blankets: robes of protection and transformation, symbols of wealth.
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA ? or Oregon, USA ?
- Collected by Lt. R. P. Robinson in Washington, USA ? or Oregon, USA ? between 1838 and 1842
- Received from United States Exploring Expedition during 1858
What
- Name
- Woolen Belt
- Identification Number
- E2121-0
- Type of Item
- belt
Who
- Culture
- Salish
- Field Collector
- Lt. R. P. Robinson
- Received from
- United States Exploring Expedition
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Washington, USA ? or Oregon, USA ?
- Collected in
- Washington, USA ? or Oregon, USA ?
When
- Collection Date
- between 1838 and 1842
- Acquisition Date
- during 1858
Other
- Accession Number
- 66A00050