Beaded Belt, Powder Horn, Shot Pouch & Charger
date: label: Accession Date
content: 8 Feb 1884
name: label: Collector
content: William J. Fisher
label: Donor Name
content: William J. Fisher
notes: label: Notes
content: From 19th or early 20th century exhibit label with card: "Hunters Belt with Attachments. - The belt is made of red flannel edged with black tape and ornamented with beadwork. The attachments consist of a powder horn, a bullet pouch, a cap box, and a powder measure, all made of wood and covered with beadwork. Length of belt, 40 inches; width, 1 3/4 inches. Kenai Indians (Athapascan stock), south of Cook's Inlet, Alaska. Collected by Wm. J. Fisher."
label: Notes
content: Illus. Fig. 1.62, p. 40 in Jones, Suzi, James A. Fall, and Aaron Leggett. 2013. Dena'inaq' huch'ulyeshi: the Dena'ina way of living. Identified there: "Viqizdluyi sez, beaded hunting belt with powder horn, measure, and ammunition bag, Cook Inlet, c. 1880. Glass beads, wool, wood, caribou (?) hide, thread. This highly decorated hunting belt with all the accessories one needs for muzzle loading was likely worn more as a sign of wealth through trade than used ifor hunting."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 7 Jul 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Tyonek, Cook Inlet, Alaska, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Tanaina (Dena'ina)
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 014024
label: USNM Number
content: E90454-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Belt / Powder Horn / Powder Measure / Ammunition Bag