Robe Belt And Ivory Slide Item Number: E9285-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "BELT.--ROPE OF TWISTED CEDAR BARK, ENDS FRAYED OUT AND TIED TOGETHER, AT THE LATTER POINT BEING AN IVORY SLIDE CARVED TO REPRESENT A FISH'S HEAD. WORN BY INDIANS. LENGTH, 5 FT. 8 INS. DIAM. OF ROPE, 1 IN. ALASKA, 1870. 9,285. COLLECTED BY DR. HOFF, U. S. ARMY. DEPOSITED BY ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM."
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Collected by Dr. Alexander H. Hoff in Alaska, USA between 1867 and 1869
- Received from Army Medical Museum during 1870
What
- Name
- Robe Belt And Ivory Slide
- Identification Number
- E9285-0
- Type of Item
- belt
Who
- Field Collector
- Dr. Alexander H. Hoff
- Received from
- Army Medical Museum
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- between 1867 and 1869
- Acquisition Date
- during 1870
Other
- Accession Number
- 001767