breech clout, beaded

breech clout, beaded

breech clout, beaded

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Introduction

A Mesquakie man's breech clout, made of black stroud with floral beadwork. Collected by Mary Alicia Owen near Tama, Iowa in the late 19th century. Acquired by Cambridge University's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1976.

Nation of Maker: Other
Nation of Origin

Mesquakie - from museum documentation.

Place of Origin: Meskwaki Nation Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Museum documentation and the GRASAC research team.

Materials

black stroud; white cotton; brown printed cotton with red and white floral design; red and gold patterned grosgrain ribbons; coloured glass beads; thread

Techniques or Format

The breech clout is all hand sewn. The centre cotton panel is stitched to the woolen panels with a running stitch. Beadwork applique decorates the woolen panels.

Motifs and Patterns

Stylized floral designs, bilaterally symmetrical. The designs are slightly different on the front and back.

Dimensions: 159 × 43.5 × 0 cm
Condition: Evidence of wear.
Current Location: Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: D 1976.195
Collection at Current Location: Owen Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1976
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Mary Alicia Owen
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: Late 19 C
Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by Mary Alicia Owen near Tama, Iowa in the late 19th century. Acquired by Cambridge University's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1976.

GKS Reference Number: 26040
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Mesquakie artist, breech clout, beaded. Currently in the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, D 1976.195. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip May 2009; GRASAC item id 26040.

Record Creation Context

This record was created as part of a GRASAC research trip to Cambridge University's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, May 4-9 2009.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Trudy Nicks, Stacey Loyer, Ruth Phillips, and Rachel Hand.

Approximate Place of Origin

41.99024, -92.6533

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