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garter, leg tie
garter, leg tie
garter, leg tie
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Introduction
A single loom beaded garter of cotton yarn and multicoloured seed beads, ends of attached red wool yarn fringes are twisted togther; obtained from the Menomini, Wisconsin and purchased from William Jones. [Almost identical with EMB IV-B-6444, only colors reversed]
Nation of Maker:
Menomini
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
Wisconsin
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
catalogue card and additional informations by N.Stolle
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Materials
red wool (3-ply), natural cotton yarn, seed beads (yellow, corn yellow, translucent red, balck, light blue, pink)
Techniques or Format
a loom beaded garter, ends of attached red wool yarn fringes are twisted togther
Motifs and Patterns
stylized floral design
Other Notes
almost identical with IV-B-6444, but colours reversed
Condition:
fair: some beads are missing
Provenance
Current Location:
Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
IV-B-6441
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
411
Record Creation Context
Created by Nikolaus Stolle during a research visit to the museum commissioned by Ruth Phillips and supported by her research funds.
Approximate Place of Origin