Ornamental belt
Ornamental belt

Currently not on view

Ornamental belt,

before 1911

Yup'ik
PU 8161

Information

Title
Ornamental belt
Dates

before 1911

Medium
Hide and caribou teeth
Dimensions
l. 88.8 cm., w. 4.6 cm. (34 15/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 8161
Place Made

North America, United States, Alaska, Southwest Alaska

Place Collected

North America, Kushkwogmiut

Culture
Native American, Yupik
Period
Alaskan Native styles
Type
belts (costume accessories)
Materials
hide, tooth

Collected by Lt. George T. Emmons; Given to Elizabeth Marsh Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), by exchange December 1911

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