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Nation of Maker:
Other
Nation of Origin
Ojibwa
Date Made or Date Range:
1780s to 1810s
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Materials
Wool yarn, and glass beads, red linen thread
Techniques or Format
Finger woven wool yarn sash. Fringe is braided into 13-14 smaller braids for about 4", then into four thicker strands the rest of its length. On the upper, netted half, the beads are threaded on red linen thread, and on the other half they're threaded on undyed linen thread.
Motifs and Patterns
White beads create zigzag bands along one half and a pattern of interconnected diamonds on the other half
Other Notes
dimensions without fringe: 5 x 37 in.
Dimensions:
79 × 5 × 0 in
Provenance
Current Location:
Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
2010.6
Collection at Current Location:
Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
2010
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Richard Pohrt, Jr.
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
24864
Approximate Place of Origin