gshkidaasebzownan garters

gshkidaasebzownan garters

gshkidaasebzownan garters

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Introduction

This ancestor is a pair of gshkidaasebzownan, garters, made from wool and glass beads. Blue, red, white, tan, and ochre in colour, this ancestor has linear blocks of colour along the centre of the garter, with box designs made from white beads interrupting the linear pattern. Along the side edges of this ancestor are blue and tan vertical ends, with white beads along the bottom. Along the top and bottom edges of the garters are loose wool strings of the linear block pattern. Some of these loose strings have the same white glass beads in a brick-lay or staggered pattern down the string. This ancestor is currently located in the Detroit Institute of Arts. 

 

 

Traditional Knowledge Label
TK Culturally Sensitive
TK Culturally Sensitive

This material has cultural and/or historical sensitivities

Nation of Maker: Odawa
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

The garters are associated with Cross Village in Michigan.

Place of Origin: Cross Village, Emmett County, MI
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Detroit Institute of Arts records

Materials

Wool, glass beads

Techniques or Format

Heddle-woven. Beads are strung on linen weft threads, with beaded edging sewn on.

Motifs and Patterns

Unique box designs interrupting the linear bead design.

Additional Context

The yarn is not as strong as linen thread

Other Notes

88.66.1 overall: 44.75 in. x 5.25 in., 88.66.2 woven area: 16.5 in. x 5.125 in., overall: 45 in. x 5.125 in.

Dimensions: 15.75 × 5.25 × 0 in
Current Location: Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 81.66.1 and 81.66.2 (81.66 In DIA records)
Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://dia.org/collection/garters-9849
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

Pohrt purchased the pair from Mary B. Shurtleff, Cross Village, MI

Source for Provenance information

Detroit Institute of Arts records

GKS Reference Number: 24570
Record Creation Context

This record was augmented by Natasha Fares in January 2024.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Item photographed in DIA storage by Kelly Konieczki prior to the team's visit. Photos categorized by Cory Willmott as "fair," specifying the need for more details.
Images of this relative were removed on February 15, 2024 to respect an agreement between the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Michigan Anishinaabeg Communities of Practice.

Approximate Place of Origin

45.6426, -85.036

Source of Information about Places

Detroit Institute of Arts records associate these gshkidaasebzownan with Cross Village, Michigan.

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