woollen yarn, dark brown and light brown/yellow; opaque white glass beads; porcupine quills natural and dyed orange; tin cones; animal (possibly deer?) hair dyed red or orange; blue cotton fabric.

Garters are finger woven with interwoven white beadwork in geometric design. One end has loose fringe of woollen yarn; some of the loose threads are ornamented with white beads. Other end of garters is trimmed with blue cotton fabric and has fringe of wrapped porcupine quills natural and dyed orange, ending in tin cones filled with animal (possibly deer?) hair dyed orange.

A line of darker woollen yarn is woven along either side of the garters. Dying technique of light brown woollen yarn creates yellow lines. Interwoven beaded patterning is geometric with zigzag lines, cross-hatch, and diamond shapes.

Visit to Denver Art Museum of Alex Nahwegahbow and Ruth Phillips, assisted by Eric Berkemeyer and Kristin Strid on 22 Jan 2014