woman's skirt

woman's skirt

woman's skirt

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Introduction

A woman's skirt of light-weight black wool cloth; the skirt is decorated with silk ribbon application and German silver sequins; obtained of two Mesquakie women near Tama, Iowa; purchased from William Jones.

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

obtained from two Mesquakie women, grandmother and mother

Place of Origin: Tama, IA
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

catalogue card and additional informations by N. Stolle

Materials

light-weight black wool cloth, silk ribbons (light green, red, violet, blue, striped-pink), cotton yarn (green, yellow, red, orange, black), German silver sequins, black and pink seed beads

Techniques or Format

A rectengular piece of light-weight black wool cloth was folded and sewn together in a tube; the bottom edge and overlapping sides are decorated with ribbon application in geometric pattern; small German silver sequins are attached to the ribbons and between the silk stripes; sewing done with cotton yarn

Motifs and Patterns

stylized floral pattern

Condition: fair: ripped ribbons; some spots
Current Location: Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: IV-B-6362 a
GKS Reference Number: 1162
Record Creation Context

Created by Nikolaus Stolle during a research visit to the museum commissioned by Ruth Phillips and supported by her research funds.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.2557, -79.0718

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