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gshkidaasebzowin garter
gshkidaasebzowin garter
gshkidaasebzowin garter
This ancestor is a garter, gshkidaasebzowin, made of wool yarn, glass beads, silk ribbon, and a metal coil. The garter is loom-woven and contains a geometric design of a eight-pointed star on a white background, two elaborate "X" motifs and two stepped checkerboards surrounded by cross marks. Bordering these motifs are bands of chevrons and rectangles in red, yellow, turquoise and black. The ends of this relative have beaded fringe with red, black, white and blue beads and red silk poms. GRASAC researchers noticed an asymmetry to this garter, which they think is intentional. The smaller size of this garter also led researchers to question if this was a pendant for a garter, rather than a garter itself. This ancestor is currently located in the Detroit Institute of Arts.
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Wool yarns, glass beads, silk ribbon, metal coil
The garter, of loom-woven beadwork, has fringes covered with beads and ending in red silk fabric poms. Technical: Vegetable fiber S plied. Beaded construction: 2 strand weft twining with bead substituted for twist. Ends: one end warps knotted and corners each have ties of Z (cabled) green silk loop of madder-orange S plied silk; loop closes with band of copper or brass wire. One end: fringe of single strand with silk fabric pom at end.
The geometric design on white background is asymmetrical, featuring an eight-pointed star, two elaborate "X" motifs and two stepped checkerboards surrounded by cross marks. Motifs are bordered by bands of rectangles and chevrons in red, yellow, turquoise and black.
There's an interesting assymmetry, which is probably not a design accident according to Cory Willmott, seen in the elongated 'x' motifs and extra cross at one end. Object seems too small to be a garter, may be a garter pendant, which would hang down from the garter decoratively.
dimensions of woven area: 8.5 x 2 in.
Provenance
Pohrt purchased garter from Lynn Munger, Freemont, Indiana.
About This GRASAC Record
This record was augmented by Natasha Fares on March 5th , 2024. The photographs were removed by Natasha Fares on February 24th, 2024 to respect an agreement between the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Michigan Anishinaabeg Communities of Practice group.