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Garter pendants
Garter pendants
Garter pendants
These relatives, a pair of garter pendants, are of Western Great Lakes origin. Although their precise origins are uncertain, they are believed to date from pre-1880. They are elaborated with netted porcupine quillwork and white glass beads with brass cones and red-dyed horse-hair tassels.
These relatives currently reside in the National Museum of Ireland.
Museum documentation and Phillips, Ruth. Patterns of Power. Kleinburg, ON: McMichael Canadian Collection, 1984.
Phillips, Ruth. Patterns of Power. Kleinburg, ON: McMichael Canadian Collection, 1984.
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Woollen yarn, black, brown; white glass beads; vegetable fibres; porcupine quill, natural white, black, orange; brass cones; red-dyed horse hair tassels
The quill work is a netted technique; the brass cones have red-dyed horse-hair tassels.
Phillips, Ruth. Patterns of Power. Kleinburg, ON: McMichael Canadian Collection, 1984.
Provenance
Museum documentation.
Phillips, Ruth. Patterns of Power. Kleinburg, ON: McMichael Canadian Collection, 1984.
About This GRASAC Record
Maker, Name unrecorded. Garter pendants. GRASAC ID 1247. National Museum of Ireland Collection NMI 1880.1901 and 1880.1899.
This record draws on images and information recorded in Ruth Phillips's book, Patterns of Power. Kleinburg, ON: McMichael Canadian Collection, 1984. It was augmented by Dana Murray on August 17, 2025.