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Introduction

Strap, likely from a bandolier bag, made of beige cotton, with applique bead work, lined with striped cotton, and a possible piece of flour bag or sack at the end. Floral motifs on the strap. This item is currently housed at the Weltmuseum Wien in Vienna, Austria.

Name of Maker(s): Unknown Haudenosaunee artist
Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

Autumn Epple theorizes based on the style of the floral beadwork that this is Haudenosaunee in origin.

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

GRASAC research notes created during an onsite visit to Weltmuseum in January of 2016.

Materials

Beige cotton with applique bead work lined with striped cotton and a possible piece of flour bag / sack at the end.

Motifs and Patterns

Floral motifs.

Dimensions: 126 × 13.5 × 0 cm
Condition: Excellent
Current Location: Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 163388
Previous Collectors: F Wester and W Scholz
GKS Reference Number: 59067
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Haudenosaunee artist, strap. Currently in the Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria, 163388. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip January 2016; GRASAC item id 59067.

Record Creation Context

In January of 2016, a small team of GRASAC researchers visited the collection to study and photograph it: Ruth Phillips, Lisa Truong, Naomi Recollet (Anishinaabe (Odawa/Ojibwe), Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory) and Wahsontiio Cross (Mohawk, Kahnawake). This GKS record was created in January of 2022 by GRASAC RA Aidan Mitchell-Boudreau.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.6, -71.9

Source of Information about Places

Haudenosaunee territory is located in what is now called North-eastern North America

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