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garter, leg tie
garter, leg tie
garter, leg tie
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Introduction
One loom beaded garter of cotton yarn and multicoloured seed beads, ends of attached red/blue wool yarn fringes are twisted togther; "made by Menomini Indian woman, and obtained from Hiópet shaman and chief of the tribe"; Wisconsin and purchased from W. J. Hoffmann.
Nation of Maker:
Menomini
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
"obtained from Hiópet shaman and chief of the tribe"
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
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Materials
red (2-ply) and blue (3-ply) wool, natural cotton yarn, seed beads (trasnlucent, translucent dark green, light and dark blue, yellow)
Techniques or Format
a loom beaded garter, ends of attached red/blue wool yarn finges are twisted togther
Motifs and Patterns
geometric, rhombi and diagonal squares
Condition:
good
Provenance
Current Location:
Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
IV-B-2017
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
1103
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