Solidly beaded, blue ground, white edging; with floral design in blue, green, yellow, red, pink; buckle probably horn.
Donor:
Mr. Roy Nash
Collection place:
Wyoming
Verbatim coll. place:
Wyoming
Culture or time period:
Arapaho and Shoshone
Collector:
Mr. Roy Nash
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1953
Context of use:
Sun Dance regalia: 2-22363 - 69.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 8 centimeters and 1 centimeters
Loans:
S1980-1981 #24: Palo Alto Cultural Center (October 28, 1980–January 23, 1981) and S1983-1984 #4: City of Palo Alto (August 22, 1983–January 11, 1984)