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Introduction
Sample of yellow and white floral beadwork on red wool flannel backing. By Mrs. Walter Jimerson, Allegheny Seneca reservation, NY. Collected by Frank Speck in 1949 (museum purchase).
Name of Maker(s):
Mrs. Walter Jimerson
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
purchased from Mrs. Jimerson by Frank Speck, 1949 (catalog data)
Date Made or Date Range:
before 1949
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Materials
Red wool(?) cloth bound with red silk ribbon and edged with white beads. White beadwork trim.
Motifs and Patterns
Floral ("golden trail" flowers; see note)
Other Notes
Note attached reads: “Golden Trail./Gled-gev-enh-e-ah-dayh.”
Dimensions:
16.193 × 13.97 × 0 cm
Condition:
very good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
purchased by museum in 1949
Provenance
Current Location:
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
E28362
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1949
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Frank Speck
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
45080
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