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Nation of Maker: Odawa
Place of Origin: Emmet County, MI
Date Made or Date Range: 1835
Materials

Wool yarn, glass beads

Techniques or Format

Woven of S plied wool warp in various colors, and X plied vegetable weft, in warp-faced plain weave (beads accessory to weft). The finish is one row of two- strand weft twining, and the fringe is of three-strand interlacing, with supplementary S plied vegetable fiber strung with beads.

Motifs and Patterns

Simple striped design in green, ochre, red and black. Design is accented with parallel broken stripes of white beads. The long borders and the center stripe are interlocked dentated red and black bands.

Other Notes

81.77.1 - overall dimensions (with fringe): 39 x 3.375 in.

81.77.2 - overall dimensions (with fringe): 37 x 3.625 in.

Dimensions: 17 × 3.625 × 0 in
Condition: loss, variously: warp weft, beads, fringe; not major.
Current Location: Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 81.77.1 and 81.77.2
Collection at Current Location: Mary B. Shurtleff Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1981
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Richard A. Pohrt
Collection Narratives and Histories

DP - Pohrt purchased from Mary B. Shurtleff, Cross Village, MI

GKS Reference Number: 26459
Record Creation Notes/Observations

Item was photographed by Kelly Konieczki while on exhibit at the DIA, which resulted in distorted images due to limited access to the display. The images were meant to be temporary, in order to create a GKS record prior to the GRASAC team's visit. Good images are not yet available.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0344, -82.8173

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