Sash/Belt

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Culture/People: Dene (Northern Athabascan)
Previous owner: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Seller: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Presenter/funding source: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from W.O. Oldman in London, England, in 1930 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
Contact Us: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement

Place: Western Subarctic; Alaska; Canada, USA (inferred)

See related items: Dene (Northern Athabascan); Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 17/6337
Barcode: 176337.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Object Name: Sash/Belt
Media/Materials: Porcupine quills, hide, cordage
Techniques: Quill woven/loomed quillwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a19d23ae-6c36-4f87-9ad1-cb9defc8b538

Record ID: NMAI_188834