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bracelets

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Introduction

Pair of beaded bracelets. Haudenosaunee.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

This beadwork style is characteristic of the Hodenosaunee.

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Created with information from the British Museum accession record and observations made by the GRASAC research team.

Materials

Backing is woven cloth-- front is black velvet-- glass beads are transluscent white, turquoise, green, light orange, red, pink, metallic gold-- red and blue silk ribbon

Techniques or Format

Strip of velvet lined with cotton and ribbon tied at end

Motifs and Patterns

Floral

Dimensions: 15 × 3 × 0 cm
Condition: Good.
Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am.2595.a-b
GKS Reference Number: 27120
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Haudenosaunee, bracelets. Currently in the British Museum, Am.2595.a-b. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 27120.

Record Creation Context

This record was created as part of a Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC) research trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum, December 8-22 2007, funded by a grant from the International Opportunities fund of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Heidi Bohaker (HB), John Borrows (JB), Lindsay Borrows (LB), Darlene Johnston (DJ), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Cory Willmott (CW).

Approximate Place of Origin

45.7335, -82.1694

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