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garter, leg tie
garter, leg tie
garter, leg tie
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Introduction
One loom beaded garter of cotton yarn and multicoloured seed beads, ends of attached red wool yarn fringes are twisted togther; obtained from the Menomini shaman Mósihât; Agency Keshena, Wisconsin; donated by W. J. Hoffmann
Nation of Maker:
Menomini
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
obtained from Menomini
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
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Materials
red wool (3-ply), natural cotton yarn, seed beads (white, corn yellow, green, light and dark blue (some translucent), black, pink, translucent red)
Techniques or Format
a loom beaded garter, ends of attached red wool yarn finges are twisted togther
Motifs and Patterns
geometric or stylized floral pattern
Condition:
fair, on the edge are some beads missing
Provenance
Current Location:
Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
IV-B-2016
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
1104
Record Creation Context
Created by Nikolaus Stolle during a research visit to the museum commissioned by Ruth Phillips and supported by her research funds.
Approximate Place of Origin