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Introduction
Beaded cuffs for moccasins; Haudenosaunee-style beaded diamond design on wool felt backing with silk trim.
Nation of Maker:
Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin
style
Date Made or Date Range:
before 1936
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Materials
Red Possily wool, with faded black cotton lining. Edged with silk ribbon. Glass beads and thread
Techniques or Format
Piece of red wool with black cotton lining bound with blue silk ribbon and edged with white glass beads sewn with thread. Red wool ornamented with rows of glass beads. 2 metal hooks sewn near the edge of one side, match 2 eyes made of thread on other side. When met, cuffs are quite small, possible wrist cuffs?(A.N.)
Motifs and Patterns
Zigzag lines, diamonds, small triangles
Dimensions:
31.75 × 11.43 × 0 cm
Condition:
Fair - some beads missing on edging.
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catalog data
Provenance
Current Location:
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
E22368
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1936
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Gift of Miss Alice D. Perkins, 1936 (catalog data)
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
45069
Record Creation Context
Visit to Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA) of Wahsontiio Cross and Alexandra Nahwegahbow, assisted by Eric Wohlin on 10 August 2015.
Approximate Place of Origin