A possibly Haudenosaunee, Seneca finger woven sash, or ceinture fléchée made of wool with interwoven white seed beads in ottertail pattern and beaded edging. At each end are woven braids with beads and loose wool ties.
The sash is finger woven with interwoven white glass beads and beaded edging. At each end are 9 braids with glass bead edging that tie off into loose wool with several smaller braids with interwoven beads. The outer braids are interwoven with red and green wool.
Visit to National Museum of Denmark of Ruth Phillips, Norman Vorano and Alex Nahwegahbow assisted by Mille Gabriel and Anja Blok Jespersen on June 24, 2016.
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