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hair wrapper
hair wrapper
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Introduction
A women's hair wrap decorated with glass beads and silk ribbons. Collected by William Jones from a Mesquakie woman near Tama, Iowa.
Nation of Origin
obtained from a Mesquakie woman
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
catalogue card
Place of Origin:
Tama, IA
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Materials
black wool cloth (faded to brown), black cotton, seed beads (white, yellow, red/white inside, green, black), beige cotton yarn, blue and pink (faded to ivory) silk ribbons
Techniques or Format
A rectengular piece of cloth is beaded on the upper and lower part with glass beads in geometric pattern and lined with black cloth. The upper and lower edge are bound with silk ribbon. Sewing done with cotton thread.
Original and Subsequent Uses
cloth warp
Dimensions:
34.8 × 88 × 13 cm
Provenance
Current Location:
Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
IV-B-6365 a
Collection at Current Location:
William Jones
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Purchase
from Mr. Jones
from Mr. Jones
Source for Provenance information
original list no.: 354; file no.: 113/04
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
24544
Record Creation Context
Created by Nikolaus Stolle during a research visit to the museum commissioned by Ruth Phillips and supported by her research funds.