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Garter; Band, arm
Garter; Band, arm
Garter; Band, arm
This relative, a single garter or arm band, is composed of hide with quill wrapped splints and red dyed deer hair. The design of the garter/band is a checkerboard pattern. The thongs at one end of the garter/band are capped with metal cones, as well as seven additional thongs along one edge of the garter/band. Although the origins of the garter/band are not certain, it has probable connections to the Anishinaabe or Nehiyawak and is dated to the eighteenth century.
This relative currently resides at the National Museum of Ireland.
The region states Rupert's land.
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Hide, probably moose, four quill wrapped splints, metal cones, red dyed deer hair, and thongs.
Thick strip of hide with quill wrapped hide splints; widely spaced single cones on thongs hang down from the bottom edge with a bunch at one end; a thong attached to one end; and a loop of hide attached to the other for tying the garter.
Checkerboard
GRASAC research notes
Provenance
GRASAC research notes.
About This GRASAC Record
Maker, Name unrecorded. Garter; Band, arm. GRASAC ID 25576. National Museum of Ireland Collection, AE: NN 1606.
This record was augmented by Dana Murray on July 28, 2024. It draws on images and information gathered during a GRASAC research trip to the National Museum of Ireland on July 23, 2010. Participants included Alan Corbiere, Ruth Phillips, Crystal Migwans, Nikolaus Stolle, and Rachel Head, who were assisted by Padraig Clancy and Emma Crosby.