Purse Item Number: 87.88.72 from the Portland Art Museum
Description
Tribes such as the Yurok of northwestern Califonia and the Klamath of southern Oregon carried on a lively tradition of carving items from both elk antlers and wood. Elk antlers were cut in sections to be fashioned into small containers for dentalia, a marine shell that was used as money by the Yurok and other tribes of northwestern California.
Collection History Provenance
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
Item History
- Made by Klamath artist during 1801
What
- Name
- Purse
- Identification Number
- 87.88.72
- Type of Item
- purse
- Material
- elk antler
- Overall
- height 1.625 in, width 1.375 in, depth 5.25 in
Who
- Culture
- Klamath
- Creator
- Klamath artist
Where
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
- Made in
- “Lower Klamath River” ?
When
- Creation Date
- during 1801
Other
- Categories
- California; Plateau; Western Oregon; Bags and Pouches