Tribes such as the Yurok of northwestern Califonia and the Klamath of southern Oregon carried on a lively tradition of carving items from both elk antlers and wood. Elk antlers were cut in sections to be fashioned into small containers for dentalia, a marine shell that was used as money by the Yurok and other tribes of northwestern California.

• Collection History Provenance

  The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

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• Type of Item purse
• Culture Klamath
• Material elk antler
• Measurements height 1.625 in, width 1.375 in, depth 5.25 in (overall)

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• Creator Klamath artist

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• Creation Date during 1801

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• Categories California; Plateau; Western Oregon; Bags and Pouches