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sash or belt
sash or belt
sash or belt
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Introduction
Sash or belt. Hodenosaunee, Seneca, from the Six Nations of the Grand River. Collected by Joseph W. Keppler and acquired by the National Museum of the American Indian in 1917.
Nation of Maker:
Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Seneca
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
Information from catalogue card.
Place of Origin:
Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
Information on the catalogue card.
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Materials
Commercially tanned hide, metal belt buckles, dark brown cotton or linen, beige and black thread, opaque white. mustard and yellow seed beads size 16, and medium (greasy) blue seed beads size 12.
Techniques or Format
This belt appears to have been pieced together from a leather belt buckle and notched end, a strip of commercially tanned leather, and cloth decorated with beadwork.
Dimensions:
1 × 7 × 0 cm
Condition:
Some bead loss.
Provenance
Current Location:
National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
060314
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1917
Collection Narratives and Histories
Joseph W. Keppler
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
26867
Record Creation Context
This record was created by Stacey Loyer while at the NMAI on a Visiting Student fellowship, November 3-December 15 2009