garters, pair

garters, pair

garters, pair

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Introduction

Pair of garters made of glass beads, black woollen yarn, white cotton thread. Adorned with otter tail motif. Collected by Grace Papakee. Currently at the Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna.

Nation of Maker: Unknown
Date Made or Date Range: 20 C
Materials

Glass beads, black woollen yarn, white cotton thread, tassels.

Techniques or Format

Loom woven beadwork with attached braided tassels; white cotton thread, threaded through the braid of the tassles.

Motifs and Patterns

Otter tail

Dimensions: 75 × 0 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Collected by Grace Papakee in the 20th century.

Current Location: Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 158878 a, b
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 20 C
Previous Collectors: Grace Papakee
GKS Reference Number: 59083
How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, garters, pair. Currently in the Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria, 158878 a, b. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip January 2016; GRASAC item id 59083.

Record Creation Context

In January of 2016, a small team of GRASAC researchers visited the collection to study and photograph it: Ruth Phillips, Lisa Truong, Naomi Recollet (Anishinaabe (Odawa/Ojibwe), Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory) and Wahsontiio Cross (Mohawk, Kahnawake). This GKS record was created in January 2022 by GRASAC RA Amelia Healey.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Created using a spreadsheet with information made by Ruth Phillips, Lisa Truong, Naomi Recollet (Anishinaabe (Odawa/Ojibwe), Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory) and Wahsontiio Cross (Mohawk, Kahnawake).

Approximate Place of Origin

48.7, -84.6

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