Strap, cloth with imitation glass wampum bead trim

Strap, cloth with imitation glass wampum bead trim

Strap, cloth with imitation glass wampum bead trim

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This relative, a cloth bandolier (?) strap, includes remnants of animal hide (potentially beaver) in the centre portion, which is edged with white, translucent blue, and black glass wampum beads. The strap is composed of linen cloth and includes traces of red paint on the hair of the animal hide. Tinned iron cones have been fastened with hide thongs at each end, along with red-dyed animal hair and vegetable fibre. Three cones are fastened at one end, four at the other. The origins of the strap are not certain; however, it has probable connections to the Eastern Great Lakes, dating to the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century.

This relative currently resides at the National Museum of Ireland.

Name of Maker(s): Unrecorded
Maker role: Artist
Date Made or Date Range: late 18th early 19th century
Materials

linen cloth (natural) with remnants of animal skin attached to one side - beaver?, imitation glass wampum beads in white, translucent blue and black; traces of red paint on the hair (?), tinned iron cones fastened with hide thongs, red dyed animal hair, vegetable fibre

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

The use of imitation glass wampum beads is suggestive of the late 18th early 19th century.

Current Location: National Museum of Ireland
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1882.3877
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1882
Collection Narratives and Histories

Additional information is potentially available via Trinity College Dublin.

Source for Provenance information

GRASAC research notes.

GKS Reference Number: 25351
How to Cite this Item

Maker, Name unrecorded. Strap, cloth with imitation glass wampum bead trim. GRASAC ID 25351. National Museum of Ireland Collection, 1882.3877.

Record Creation Context

This record was augmented by Dana Murray on July 23, 2024. It draws on images and information recorded during a GRASAC research trip to the National Museum of Ireland on July 21, 2010. Participants included Alan Corbiere, Crystal Migwans, Bhenens Corbiere, Nikolaus Stolle, Rachel Hand, and Ruth Phillips, who were assisted by Padraig Clancy.

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