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Gift Basket2009.9.23
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
- Culture
- Pomo
- Material
- willow, sedge root, clamshell bead, magnesite bead, abalone shell, meadowlark and quail feather
- Made in
- “West-Central California” ?
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Necklace1997.43
Gift of Captain Homer T. Shaver.
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Material
- glass bead, dentalia shell, abalone shell and cotton string
- Made in
- Northwest Coast, Canada ? or Northwest Coast, USA ?
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Gift Basket91.95.35
Feathered baskets were an important trade item and a symbol of wealth among the Pomo. They were considered appropriate gifts at special occasions and were used as offerings at funerals and mourning ceremonies. The brightly colored feathers, added to the basket as it is made, provide a design mosaic, while the basketry foundation is left plain. Flat saucer-shaped hanging baskets, like this one, were originally decorated only in red feathers. The addition of other colors and patterns was an innovation that began around 1900 as a reponse to collectors' wishes. Handmade clam shell beads added around the rim along with triangular pieces of abalone shell as pendants increased the traditional value of the basket. Magnesite beads were sometimes used as an alternative to clam shell beads. Referred to as "Indian gold," magnesite is white when it comes out of the ground. Pomo men would ceremonially heat it over a fire - causing the magnesite to turn a golden orange color - before working it into beads.
- Culture
- Pomo
- Material
- willow, sedge root, clamshell bead, abalone shell, quail feather, mallard feather and meadowlark feather
- Made in
- “West-Central California” ?
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Dress87.88.18
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
- Culture
- Interior Salish and Nez Perce
- Material
- wool cloth, leather fringe, glass bead, metal bead, shell bead and abalone shell
- Made in
- “Plateau” ?
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Earrings48.3.761A,B
Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Material
- abalone shell
- Made in
- Sitka, Alaska, USA
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Dance Headdress48.3.699
Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Material
- paint, wood, abalone shell inlay, sea lion whisker, cedar bark and cloth
- Made in
- Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Cane48.3.455
Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.
- Culture
- Haida
- Material
- yew wood and abalone shell inlay
- Made in
- Howkan, Alaska, USA
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Cane48.3.450
Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art. Collected: Axel Rasmussen
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Material
- yellow cedar or crabapple and abalone shell inlay
- Made in
- Sitka, Alaska, USA
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Staff48.3.449
Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Material
- paint, yellow cedar wood and abalone shell inlay
- Made in
- Hoonah, Alaska, Kake, Alaska, USA
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Shakee.át Headdress Frontlet48.3.440
Distinct ornaments in this style are often called chief's headdresses because only persons of high status customarily wear them. In particular, the heads of noble houses giving potlatches are frequently seen in such garb during welcoming dances and speeches. Before use in a dance, the hollow center of the headdress is filled with bits of eagle down, which scatter about as the wearer moves, symbolizing goodwill toward his guests.
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Material
- copper metal, whale bone, abalone shell, feather, sea lion whisker, ermine skin and cloth
- Made in
- Ketchikan, Alaska, USA
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum