belt, bandolier strap

belt, bandolier strap

belt, bandolier strap

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Introduction

Loom woven bandolier strap or belt, diamond/hourglass pattern on one side and stepped zig zag on the other; beaded tabs on both ends.

Materials

Size 12 and 13 seed beads, opaque medium green, greasy yellow, greasy teal, navy, white, clear red, black and transparent. Tassle beads are faceted tubular black and tubular blue, green and transparent.

Techniques or Format

Loom-beadwork. Five tabs on each end. Tassels are yarn, added on.

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 27-17-10/98249
GKS Reference Number: 27050
Record Creation Context

Cory Willmott, Alan Corbiere, Adrianna Grecci Green and David Penney conducted research on site at the Peabody Museum for Archaeology and Ethnology in July 2007 with help from Susan Haskell and Patricia Capone of the PMAE. Cory Willmott's research was funded by a grant from the American Philosophical Society. Al Corbiere was supported through Ruth Phillips's SSHRC Canada Research Chair Funding. An internal grant from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville provided Cory with an RA, Ceara Horsley, for 2009 and 2010 to work on GRASAC data entry. (CW & CH)

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184