Heddle-woven garter with irregular white and black pound or "pony" beads patterned over wool and cotton threads. An example of what Orchard (1975:119 - 21) called "square weave," with the warp (red wool and blue cotton yarns, braided at the ends) and weft (blue wool) threads crossing at right angles. At the beginning edge of the weaving there are two rows of twining using a plant fiber.
Name of Maker(s):
Anonymous Osage? Sauk artist
Date Made or Date Range:
1800-1825
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
Peabody Museum catalogue record.
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Materials
Fiber Dye Glass Wool Cotton
Dimensions:
50.5 × 4.9 × 0.3 cm
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