Belt Item Number: 1060/32 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Beaded belt consists of nine four-strand sections with alternating white coloured beaded sections and red coloured beaded sections with a blue beaded section in the centre. Each section is connected by a vertically-placed yellow tusk(?) bead. To add to the design, there are two small black beads at the beginning and end of each section. Shorter vertically-placed yellow-coloured walrus tusk(?) beads are found at both ends of the belt to connect ends of each of the four strands.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Owned by Sisters of Saint Ann Museum
- Owned by B.C. Provincial Museum before September 6, 1985
- Received from B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution) on September 6, 1985
What
- Name
- Belt
- Identification Number
- 1060/32
- Type of Item
- belt
- Material
- glass, fibre and walrus tusk ?
- Overall
- height 131.5 cm, width 3.4 cm, depth 5.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Alutiiq ?
- Previous Owner
- Sisters of Saint Ann Museum and B.C. Provincial Museum
- Received from
- B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Ownership Date
- before September 6, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on September 6, 1985
Other
- Item Classes
- beadwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1060/0032