Materials

Brown possibly stroud material, brown cotton lining red silk ribbon, glass beads

Techniques or Format

Made with possibly 2 pieces of possibly brown stroud(?) lined with brown cotton cloth and bound with red silk ribbon and edged with beads. Beaded front and back

Motifs and Patterns

One side: Symmetrical design, two large diamonds on the sides, central hourglass shape with zigzags inside, bottom of hourglass shape has double curve with zigzags to create 2 possibly floral motifs, top of hourglass shape has one spiral motif. Back - symmetrical design, 4 quadrant motif possibly floral, between each quadrant are zigzag lines terminating into spirals. Zigzag lines

Dimensions: 15 × 14.5 × 0 cm

Condition: One side - beads missing and falling off; use of conservation mesh in some spots

Current Location: Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 57-759

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: early 20th century

Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Rudolf F. Haffenreffer

Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 20th century

Previous Collectors: Rudolf F. Haffenreffer

Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by Rudolf F. Haffenreffer (no date given)

GKS Reference Number: 45153

Record Creation Context

Visit to Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University (Bristol, RI) of Wahsontiio Cross and Alexandra Nahwegahbow, assisted by Robert Preucel and Kevin Smith on 13 August 2015.