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garters, pair
garters, pair
garters, pair
These relatives, a pair of garters, are made of glass beads, black woollen yarn, and white cotton thread. Adorned with otter tail motif, they were made by Grace Papakee from Tama, Iowa.
These relatives currently reside in the Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna.
Meskwaki
This information was provided by Christian Feest on August 5, 2025 via the GKS webform.
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Glass beads, black woollen yarn, white cotton thread, tassels.
Loom woven beadwork with attached braided tassels; white cotton thread, threaded through the braid of the tassles.
Otter tail
Collected by Grace Papakee in the 20th century.
Provenance
About This GRASAC Record
Maker, Grace Papakee. Garters, pair. Currently in the Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria, 158878 a, b. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip January 2016; GRASAC item id 59083.
In January of 2016, a small team of GRASAC researchers visited the collection to study and photograph it: Ruth Phillips, Lisa Truong, Naomi Recollet (Anishinaabe (Odawa/Ojibwe), Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory) and Wahsontiio Cross (Mohawk, Kahnawake). This GKS record was created in January 2022 by GRASAC RA Amelia Healey.
Created using a spreadsheet with information made by Ruth Phillips, Lisa Truong, Naomi Recollet (Anishinaabe (Odawa/Ojibwe), Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory) and Wahsontiio Cross (Mohawk, Kahnawake).
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This information was informed by Christian Feest who provided additional context for this relative's creation via the GKS webform. Tama, Iowa is identified on the map as a possible origin for this relative, but this reflects only one place where the relative may have lived. It is not a known place of origin; it is only one location associated with where the maker, Grace Papakee is believed to have lived.