Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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A skirt of white synthetic fabric with silver and purple ornamentation that together with a blouse (2701/4 a) forms a costume. The skirt is full and gathered onto a waistband that is open at one side with long ties. It has an overskirt of filmy white fabric. Scattered over the surface are clusters of silver sequins in a tendril pattern. There are bands of purple and silver sequins in a pattern of irregular interlocking circles and a line of sequins near the hem of the skirt.
Collarless jacket made of a sheer white fabric completely covered with blue embroidery and lined with white nylon fabric that closes at the front with metal snap fasteners. The long sleeves have plain white nylon extensions that are open along the inner seam. The jacket is worn with a skirt (2701/13 b), a blouse (2701/13 c), and a belt (2701/13 d) as a costume.
A blouse of shiny blue-green fabric decorated with sequins of darker blue-green and silver in a pattern of lotus flowers, stems, and leaves. The blouse opens at the side and diagonally across the top to the collar and has metal snap-fasteners spaced along the opening. It has a high mandarin collar, long, tight sleeves, white lining, and a curved lower edge. The blouse is wrn with a skirt (2701/2 b) as a costume.
A sleeveless blouse made of purple fabric, with high mandarin collar and decorated with floral designs of sequins in white and silver, closes down the back with metal snap fasteners. Sleeves and collar are edged with solid lines of sequins. Blouse is part of a costume with a panel (2701/7 b) and a belt (2701/7 c).
A blouse of white synthetic fabric with silver and purple ornamentation that together with a skirt (2701/4 b) forms a costume. The blouse has long, wide sleeves with long white sleeve extensions, a round neckline and closes down the back with metal snap fasteners. Scattered over the surface are clusters of silver sequins in a tendril pattern. There are bands of purple and silver sequins in a pattern of irregular interlocking circles near the ends of the sleevest and a line of sequins at the hem.
Small rounded basket (part a) with a lid (part b). The basket (part a) bulges around the middle. Has plain twined weaving with crossed warp open-work twined weaving ("eye-hole") and twined and wicker weave at the top. Overlaid twined weaving (false embroidery) is on the cover (part b) and the basket (part a). Black twined weave areas around the middle of the basket (part a) has six upward pointing black triangles in a horizontal row in false embroidery, which (Emmons' Tlingit Basketry, p. 270, calls "half of head of salmon-berry"), while the lid (part b) has five downward pointing black triangles. Construction of the cover (part b) is very intricate.
A red-brown wood ladle (part a) with an elongated bowl and a dark lathed knob (part b) handle. The dark, hollow knob (part b) has three horizontal raised ridges around the lower portion, a flat rounded top, and inserts onto the handle into an upward flaring, conical metal piece.
Three gold plated fish hooks (parts a-c). The hooks are currently tied with yellow thread to a square piece of cardboard (part d) titled ‘Gold Fishhooks’.
Seed necklace broken in three parts (a-c) consisting of large dark seeds alternating with groups of red and black seeds in between sections of feather quills.
Circular spruce root basket (a) with a flat bottom and a fitted lid (b); plain twined weaving. Design has completely faded on outside. Base - one band (five rows wide) with every other warp strand in purple. Sides - central band; every other warp strand is purple for eight warp strands then every other stitch (staggered) is purple for eight warp strands. Gives the effect of two staggered rows of alternating squares of checks and stripes. Lid has same design as base.