Beaded Leather Belt [NMAI Cat. #002258]

Peggy White WellKnown Buffalo

Description:

Culture or Community:

Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)

Other Forms:

Date of Creation:

Physical Details:

Media/Materials: Hide, glass beads
Techniques: Overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Dimensions: Unspecified

Catalog Number:

NMAI Cat. #002258

External Links:

https://collections.si.edu/search/detail/edanmdm:NMAI_2448?q=002258.000&record=1&hlterm=002258.000

Provenance:

National Museum of the American Indian record: Said to have been collected by a Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) employee at an unknown date; acquired by George Heye from an unknown source circa 1904. The NMAI label attached to the object identifies it as a beaded leather belt.

Citation:

Beaded Leather Belt. National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution (Cat. #002258.000). Video by Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo and Susie Kelly, 2005.

Creators:

Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo Susie Kelly

Keywords:

Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)

Material culture

Beadwork

George Heye

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Leather