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belt, beaded belt
belt, beaded belt
belt, beaded belt
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Introduction
A loom beaded belt in geometric and floral design; collected from a Mesquakie woman near Tama, Iowa; purchased from Mr. Jones
Nation of Maker:
Other
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
obtained from a Mesquakie woman
Place of Origin:
Tama, IA
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
catalogue card
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Materials
natural cotton yarn, seed beads (red-white inside, violet-blue, black, pink, light blue)
Techniques or Format
a loom beaded belt on black cotton yarn
Motifs and Patterns
"figures are flowers with rectangles in between" (cf. catalogue card)
Condition:
very good
Provenance
Current Location:
Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
IV-B-6384
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
1091
Record Creation Context
Created by Nikolaus Stolle during a research visit to the museum commissioned by Ruth Phillips and supported by her research funds.
Copyright
GRASAC received permission to include Great Lakes items in the collection of the Duke of Atholl in the GKS through archivist Jane Anderson in April 2009. No MoU was required.
Approximate Place of Origin