beaded panels
beaded panels
beaded panels
A pair of beaded panels, of Anishinaabe type, identified as leggings but possibly cuffs from a shirt or jacket, displaying parallel rows of beaded otter tail, diagonal hatching and parallel wavy lines. Hide ties attached to one end of each panel for fastening.
Observations of RP. Designs appear to be Anishinaabe
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black wool cloth lined, one lined with plaid cloth, one with plain coarsely woven brown cloth; glass beads; hide thongs attached to one side; red cotton tape.
beadwork applied to black wool cloth; hide thongs attached to one side of each panel for tying.
otter tail; diagonal hatching; parallel wavy lines; chained diamonds
This is a puzzle - hard to say what these panels were used for. The thongs look like they might have been added later, because the beaded borders are only at one end, these panels may have been cut from another larger item (RP).
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Visit to Denver Art Museum of Alex Nahwegahbow and Ruth Phillips, assisted by Eric Berkemeyer and Kristin Strid on 21 Jan 2014.
44.736, -88.788
Appear to be Anishinaabe-type