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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, Wisconsin and purchased from William Jones.
Nation of Maker:
Menomini
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
collected from Menomini, Wisconsin, cf. catalogue card
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
catalogue card
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Materials
red wool (4-ply), natural cotton yarn, seed beads (white, light- and dark blue, yellow, red-white inside)
Techniques or Format
a loom beaded garter, ends of attached red wool yarn fringes are twisted togther
Motifs and Patterns
geometric design: steel band pattern
Condition:
fair, some beads are missing
Provenance
Current Location:
Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
IV-B-6438
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
434
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