sweetgrass necklace

sweetgrass necklace

sweetgrass necklace

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Introduction

Necklace constructed of braided strands of sweetgrass, with beaded sweetgrass discs sewn around the circumference. Beadwork features symmetrical geometric designs. Collected by Lewis Henry Morgan circa 1840s. Seneca origin.

Materials

Sweetgrass, silk ribbon, wool velvet, glass beads

Techniques or Format

Nine discs, sweetgrass strands are braided into nine different braided strands. Discs and ribbons alternate around the entire necklace. Each disc is made of silk background, edged with silk ribbon in a different colour. Beadwork is done on top of this. Beaded edging. Backing is coiled sweetgrass. Edged with silk tape

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 cm
Current Location: Rochester Museum and Science Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 70.89.58
Collection at Current Location: Lewis Henry Morgan Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1970
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: University of Rochester
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1840s
Previous Collectors: Lewis Henry Morgan
Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by Lewis Henry Morgan in 1840s in New York State and bequeathed to the University of Rochester (U of R) upon his death in 1881. The collection was transferred from the U of R to the Rochester Museum in 1970.

GKS Reference Number: 45191
Record Creation Context

Visit to Rochester Museum and Science Center (Rochester, NY) of Wahsontiio Cross, Kate Higginson, Alexandra Nahwegahbow, Melissa Otis, Ruth Phillips and Paula Whitlow, assisted by Jamie Jacobs and Kathryn Murano on 2-3 May 2016.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.3, -78.1

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