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Introduction

Belt made of raw hide and is wrapped with porcupine quills. Two motifs consisting of 3 black squares with orange wing-like forms. Originally collected by Johann Georg Schwarz in the 1820s.

Name of Maker(s): Anonymous Indigenous artist
Nation of Maker: Unknown
Date Made or Date Range: Before 1822
Materials

Made with raw hide and wrapped with quills.

Techniques or Format

The quills are laid flat and stitched down in channels in a very even fashion.

Motifs and Patterns

Two motifs that consist of 3 black squares, 3 orange wing-like forms that descend from the 3 squares.

Other Notes

This is a mystery piece; collected in the Great Lakes, but possibly from the Plains.

Dimensions: 64.3 × 5 × 0 cm
Condition: Very good condition.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Johann Georg Schwarz collected this item, possibly when he traveled to Detroit and through Upper Canada in the winter of 1820-1821.

Current Location: Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 11980
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1820s
Previous Collectors: Johann Georg Schwarz
Collection Narratives and Histories

Johann Georg Schwarz traveled to Detroit and through Upper Canada in the winter of 1820-1821.

GKS Reference Number: 58990
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Indigenous artist, belt. Currently in the Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria, 11980. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip January 2016; GRASAC item ID 58990.

Record Creation Context

In January of 2016, a small team of GRASAC researchers visited the collection to study and photograph it: Ruth Phillips, Lisa Truong, Naomi Recollet (Anishinaabe (Odawa/Ojibwe), Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory) and Wahsontiio Cross (Mohawk, Kahnawake). This GKS record was created in November 2021 by GRASAC RA Amelia Healey.

Approximate Place of Origin

42.7, -92.2

Source of Information about Places

Possibly from the Plains due to the use of raw hide and quillworking techniques.

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