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garter, leg tie
garter, leg tie
garter, leg tie
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Introduction
A single loom beaded garter of cotton yarn and multicoloured seed beads, ends of attached red and blue 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)
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Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
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Materials
red (4-ply) and blue shades (3-ply) wool, natural cotton yarn, seed beads (white, honey yellow, green, red-white inside, black, pink, translucent-dark green, -dark blue, and -light blue)
Techniques or Format
a loom beaded garter, ends of attached red and blue wool yarn fringes are twisted togther
Motifs and Patterns
stylized floral design: hourglass and diagonal rectangle
Condition:
fair, some beads are missing
Provenance
Current Location:
Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
IV-B-6449
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
448
Record Creation Context
Created by Nikolaus Stolle during a research visit to the museum commissioned by Ruth Phillips and supported by her research funds.