Woolen Belt Item Number: E2123-1 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
[E2123-0 and E2123-1] TWO NARROW WOVEN BELTS WHICH ARE SEWN AT EITHER END. BOTH WOVEN IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN OF BLUE, RED, YELLOW, LIGHT BLUE-GREEN AND NATURAL COLORS. PUBLICATION: S.I. ANNUAL REPORT, 1928, PL. 13, P. 641. ONE BELT [E2123-1] ] WAS FORMERLY ON PERMANENT EXHIBIT IN THE NORTH AMERICAN HALL, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1989. EXHIBITED MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1985-86.FROM CARD: "SMALL & NARROW. WOVEN OF VARIOUS COLORED WOOLS IN ZIGZAG PATTERN."Illus. Fig. 30, p. 88 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
- E2123-1
- 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