These finger woven garter pendants are elaborated with beads and porcupine quill work. They are Great Lakes in origin, possibly Anishinaabe and date from c. 1780.
Wool yarn, olive green, maroon; white glass beads; sinew; porcupine quills; metal cones; red-dyed animal hair; yellow ribbon.
Techniques or Format
Finger woven.
Motifs and Patterns
The garter pendants are divided vertically into right and left fields of juxtaposed pattern creating a balanced opposition within the design field (Patterns of Power).
Dimensions:
59 × 0 × 0 cm
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