sash or belt

sash or belt

sash or belt

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Nation of Maker: Cayuga
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Information from catalogue card.

Place of Origin: Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Date Made or Date Range: before 1906
Materials

red cloth; beige silken ribbon (possibly faded from pink); blue fabric; size 10 clear beads; size 11 or 12 clear, navy blue, greasy blue, greasy yellow, green, translucent green beads; size 12 white heart beads; green, grey, blue and periwinkle tubular beads; size 8 striped beads; paper, beige thread.

Techniques or Format

raised beadwork

Motifs and Patterns

bird, squirrel

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

This item was acquired by the museum in 1906.

Current Location: National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 011732
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1906
Collection Narratives and Histories

Joseph W. Keppler

GKS Reference Number: 24806
Record Creation Context

This record was created by Stacey Loyer while at the NMAI on a Visiting Student fellowship, November 3-December 15 2009.

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