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Introduction
Black finger woven sash with interwoven white zigzag beadwork. Haudenosaunee or Anishinaabe in origin.
Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin
Based on style and materials.
Date Made or Date Range:
Mid 18 C to Mid 19 C
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Materials
Black woolen yarn, white beads
Techniques or Format
Fingerwoven, with interwoven beadwork. The fringe is made up of braided strands with beads woven into the strands.
Motifs and Patterns
Vertical zig-zag pattern made of white beads.
Condition:
Good.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
Autumn Epple theorizes based on materials and style, as well as similarity to a sash in the British Museum (GKS #24522) that has a slightly different pattern, that the sash dates between 1750 and 1850.
Provenance
Current Location:
Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Paris, France
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
71.1934.33.61
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
25890
How to Cite this Item
Unknown artist, sash. Currently in the Musée du quai Branly, 71.1934.33.61. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip; GRASAC item id 25890.
Approximate Place of Origin
45.6426, -85.036
Source of Information about Places
Haudenosaunee or Anishinaabe.