Loom woven armband or garter, made with pony beads, warp and weft with five braids on each end. Osage, possible Delaware, ca. 1850. Donated by F.E. Aspinwall in 1927.
Date Made or Date Range:
1850
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
FLMNH records.
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Materials
Pony beads, red and green wool
Techniques or Format
Loom woven rectangle; pony beads; black geometric design on white; red and green wool warp and weft; 5 braids at ends, 1 edged with with white beads.
Motifs and Patterns
black geometric design on white background made of pony beads
Other Notes
parts of fringe missing
Condition:
good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
FLMNH records, attribution made by N. Feder, in 1972-02.
Provenance
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
32729
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1927-10-22
Collection Narratives and Histories
Donated by F.E. Aspinwall in 1927 as part of a collection comprising 92 historical specimens, 31 geological specimens, 7 pieces of paper money, 2,508 Indian relics and 816 coins.
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