bead work

Beaded Leather Bands (4), c.1890

Four bands tan leather wrapped with various color strands of beads. On the ends of the bands are thin strips of leather. These objects are from the Shoshone Indians at Fort Hall, Idaho, and belonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887.

Artifact/Collection Number: Ac 2002.2_14

Location: Shelf 32 Box 4

Subject: bead work, Native Americans

Format: Miscellaneous

Beaded Sheath with Bells, c.1890

A Shoshone leather knife sheath from Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho, decorated with leather tassels with bells and intricate bead work in red, green, light blue, yellow, white and dark blue beads. This object was owned by Zatae Longsdorff.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.2_6

Location: Shelf 32 Box 4

Subject: sheath, bead work, Native Americans

Format: Miscellaneous

Beaded Sheath, c.1890

A tan leather knife sheath decorated with leather tassels with metal clasps and intricate pink, black, yellow, green, white and blue beadwork. This object bleonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887. 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.2_5

Location: Shelf 32 Box 4

Subject: sheath, bead work, Native Americans

Format: Miscellaneous

Blue and Red Beaded Moccasins, c.1890

A pair of tan leather moccasins that are beaded with light blue, blue, red and white beads. These moccasins are from the Shoshone Indians of Fort Hill Reservation, Idaho, and belonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887. 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.2_2

Location: Shelf 32 Box 4

Subject: moccasins, bead work, Native Americans

Format: Clothing

Floral Design Beaded Moccasins, c.1890

A pair of Shoshone tan leather moccasins from the Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho. The pair of moccasins are decorated with an intricate beaded floral design with pink, yellow, gold, blue, black, green and white beads. One of the flaps of fabric around the ankle is trimmed with dark blue and red fabric. This pair of moccasins belonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.2_4

Location: Shelf 32 Box 4

Subject: moccasins, bead work, Native Americans

Format: Clothing

Large Green, White and Red Pouch with Handle, c.1890

A large pouch made of tan leather with a handle, leather tassels and intricate bead work using red, green, white, blue, black and pink beads. The handle is dyed blue and attached with twine and leather bands to the top of the pouch. This object is from the Shoshone Indians at the Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho, and belonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887. 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.2_16

Location: Shelf 32 Box 4

Subject: pouch, bead work, Native Americans

Format: Miscellaneous

Multicolored Beaded Moccasins, c.1890

A pair of tan leather moccasins from the Fort Hall Reservation for Shoshone Indians. The moccasins are decorated with intricate beaded designs in pink, yellow, light blue, green, red, white and dark blue. This pair was owned by Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887. 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.2_3

Location: Shelf 32 Box 4

Subject: moccasins, bead work, Native Americans

Format: Clothing

Small Beaded Drawstring Pouches (2), c.1890

Two small tan leather drawstring pouches from the Shoshone at Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho. One pouch is decorated with intricate bead work with red, blue and yellow beads. The other pouch is decorated with embroidered patterns in red and blue and features leather tassels at the bottom. Each pouch is tied off with a drawstring at the top. These pouches belonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.2_9 and AC 2002.2_10

Location: Shelf 32 Box 4

Subject: pouch, bead work, Native Americans

Format: Miscellaneous

Small Beaded Pouch, c.1890

A small pouch from the Shoshone at Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho. The pouch is intricately decorated with pink, white, green, red, yellow and blue beadwork and has a length of beadwork attached to one of the top corners. This object belonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.2_8

Location: Shelf 32 Box 4

Subject: pouch, bead work, Native Americans

Format: Miscellaneous

Small Dark Blue Beaded Pouch, c.1890

A small dark blue pouch with some bead work in orange, red, green, white and black. A little handle is sown onto the corner of the pouch. This object is from the Shoshone Indians from the Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho, and belonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887. 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.2_17

Location: Shelf 32 Box 4

Subject: pouch, bead work, Native Americans

Format: Miscellaneous

Small Toy Cradleboard with Doll, c.1890

A small toy Cradleboard made of leather and decorated with red, blue, green and yellow bead work. A small porcelain doll is tied into the center of the Cradleboard. This item comes from the Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho, and belonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887. 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.2_12

Location: Shelf 32 Box 4

Subject: toy, bead work, Native Americans

Format: Miscellaneous

Small Toy Cradleboard, c.1890

A small toy cradleboard made of tan leather and colored hemp string. The toy is decorated with pink, green, red and blue bead work and a bundle of black cloth meant to represent a baby bundled in the cradleboard. A long multicolored hemp rope is attached to the back of the cradleboard. This item belonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887. 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.2_11

Location: Shelf 32 Box 4

Subject: toy, bead work, Native Americans

Format: Miscellaneous

Strings of Beads, c.1890

Eight strands of various colored and sized beads, many of which the ends are tied together to make bracelets. These objects are from the Shoshone Indians at Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho, and belonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887. 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.2_15

Location: Shelf 32 Box 4

Subject: bead work, Native Americans

Format: Miscellaneous

Two beaded arm or leg bands, c. 1890

Two trapezoidal shaped beaded leather arm or leg bands from the Shoshone at Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho. The bands are approximately 11” by 6.5” and are intricately and identically decorated with light blue, red, yellow, green, white, and dark blue beads and have leather five leather strings on each short end. These objects were owned by Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.2_7

Location: Shelf 32 Box 4

Subject: bead work, Native Americans

Format: Miscellaneous

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