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Introduction

A women's hair wrap; a rectangular beaded piece of cloth bound with silk ribbons. Exchanged with the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, part of Wyman collection; obtained from the Winnebago.

Nation of Maker: Winnebago

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

stated on catalogue card
stated as collected from the Winnebago

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Materials

black wool cloth, seed beads (red/white inside, translucent light and dark blue, yellow and green shades, white), pink and wine red silk ribbon (darkened to black), black cotton thread, beige wool thread

Techniques or Format

A square shaped piece of cloth is decorated on the upper and lower front with beadwork. The upper edge is bound with a pink silk ribbon, while the bottom was bound with a wine red silk ribbon. Sewing done with cotton and wool thread.

Dimensions: 21.6 × 8.8 × 2.2 cm

Condition: poor, moth eaten

Provenance

Current Location: Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: IV-B-7624 a

Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Other exchanged with the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago

Collection Narratives and Histories

Other Catalogue Identifiers: original list no.: 134/135; file no.: E1236/05

Comment on Source of Exhibition & Publication Data

stated on catalogue card

About This GRASAC Record

GKS Reference Number: 27042

Record Creation Context

Created by Nikolaus Stolle during a research visit to the museum commissioned by Ruth Phillips and supported by her research funds.

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