hair wrapper
hair wrapper
hair wrapper
A women's hair wrap; a rectangular beaded piece of cloth bound with silk ribbons. Exchanged with the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, part of Wyman collection; obtained from the Winnebago.
stated on catalogue card
stated as collected from the Winnebago
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black wool cloth, seed beads (red/white inside, translucent light and dark blue, yellow and green shades, white), pink and wine red silk ribbon (darkened to black), black cotton thread, beige wool thread
A square shaped piece of cloth is decorated on the upper and lower front with beadwork. The upper edge is bound with a pink silk ribbon, while the bottom was bound with a wine red silk ribbon. Sewing done with cotton and wool thread.
Provenance
Other Catalogue Identifiers: original list no.: 134/135; file no.: E1236/05
stated on catalogue card
About This GRASAC Record
Created by Nikolaus Stolle during a research visit to the museum commissioned by Ruth Phillips and supported by her research funds.