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Dish2013.1.13
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
- Culture
- Haida
- Material
- wood, inlaid abalone shell, opercula shell, glass bead and brass metal
- Made in
- Northwest Coast, Canada ? or Northwest Coast, USA ?
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Ladle2013.1.7
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
- Culture
- Haida
- Material
- mountain goat horn and abalone shell inlay
- Made in
- Northwest Coast, Canada ? or Northwest Coast, USA ?
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Adze2013.1.6
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
- Culture
- Haida
- Material
- wood, steatite stone and abalone shell inlay
- Made in
- Northwest Coast, Canada ? or Northwest Coast, USA ?
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Traditional Red and Yellow Cedar Bark Hat2012.129.2
Museum Purchase: Native American Acquisition Funds.
- Culture
- American, Coast Salish and Squaxin Island
- Material
- yellow cedar wood, red cedar wood, cotton thread and abalone shell
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Coast Salish Cape2012.129.1
Museum Purchase: Funds from Native American Art Council.
- Culture
- American, Coast Salish and Squaxin Island
- Material
- yellow cedar wood, cotton thread, fur and abalone shell inlay
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Silver Etched Clip2012.92.197
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Material
- silver metal and abalone shell inlay
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Necklace2012.92.111
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Material
- silver metal, bone and abalone shell inlay
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Gift Basket2009.9.23
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
- Culture
- Pomo
- Material
- willow, sedge root, clamshell bead, magnesite bead, abalone shell, meadowlark and quail feather
- Made in
- “West-Central California” ?
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Necklace1997.43
Gift of Captain Homer T. Shaver.
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Material
- glass bead, dentalia shell, abalone shell and cotton string
- Made in
- Northwest Coast, Canada ? or Northwest Coast, USA ?
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Gift Basket91.95.35
Feathered baskets were an important trade item and a symbol of wealth among the Pomo. They were considered appropriate gifts at special occasions and were used as offerings at funerals and mourning ceremonies. The brightly colored feathers, added to the basket as it is made, provide a design mosaic, while the basketry foundation is left plain. Flat saucer-shaped hanging baskets, like this one, were originally decorated only in red feathers. The addition of other colors and patterns was an innovation that began around 1900 as a reponse to collectors' wishes. Handmade clam shell beads added around the rim along with triangular pieces of abalone shell as pendants increased the traditional value of the basket. Magnesite beads were sometimes used as an alternative to clam shell beads. Referred to as "Indian gold," magnesite is white when it comes out of the ground. Pomo men would ceremonially heat it over a fire - causing the magnesite to turn a golden orange color - before working it into beads.
- Culture
- Pomo
- Material
- willow, sedge root, clamshell bead, abalone shell, quail feather, mallard feather and meadowlark feather
- Made in
- “West-Central California” ?
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum