Belt Item Number: 3103/26 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Thin belt adorned with beads and shells. Decorations form a repeating pattern of red beads and rawhide strips, framing two rows of shells, with a row of green beads in the middle. Tassels of red beads, shells and rawhide tied to one end. Belt fastens with a button made from a slice of antler.
Item History
- Made in Canada
- Owned by Anne Piternick before April 8, 2015
- Received from Anne Piternick (Donor) on April 8, 2015
What
- Name
- Belt
- Identification Number
- 3103/26
- Type of Item
- belt
- Material
- dentalium shell, rawhide skin, glass ? and antler
- Overall
- height 86.0 cm, width 4.3 cm, depth 0.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Dene
- Previous Owner
- Anne Piternick
- Received from
- Anne Piternick (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 8, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on April 8, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles; beadwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3103/0026