Made of red and black woolen yarn, with white pony beads interwoven. At one end, there is a a ten-stringed fringe. Each fringe string is wrapped with white black and red dyed porcupine quills and terminates in a metal cone containing red dyed deer hair.

Finger woven, decorated with interwoven beadwork and a fringe of quill wrapping. A resist dye or bleacing techinique has been used to create a light yellowish beige line across its width. One side has been torn, suggesting it was once part of a larger item.

Three chevrons composed of parallel rectangles, separated by small diamonds placed in lines that echo the shape of the chevrons.

Based upon the style of this item and knowledge of when British officers were in the Great Lakes region, it was likely made between 1750-1815.

Collected by English ethnologist Henry Christy. This item, along with several other items Christy had collected, was donated to the British Museum between 1860 and 1869.

Unknown artist, garters. Currently in the British Museum, Am.2626. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 265207.

This record was created as part of a Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC) research trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum, December 8-22 2007, funded by a grant from the International Opportunities fund of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Researchers present: Heidi Bohaker (HB), John Borrows (JB), Lindsay Borrows (LB), Alan Corbiere (AC), Henrietta Lidchi (HL), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Anne De Stecher (AS), Cory Willmott (CW).