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Beaded garter
Object Number 99-12-10/53005
Display Title Beaded garter
Descriptions
Object Description Heddle-woven garter with irregular white and black pound or "pony" beads patterned over wool and cotton threads. An example of what Orchard (1975:119 - 21) called "square weave," with the warp (red wool and blue cotton yarns, braided at the ends) and weft (blue wool) threads crossing at right angles. At the beginning edge of the weaving there are two rows of twining using a plant fiber (probably bast) cordage. See conservation notes for additional information.
Inventory Description Ornament, beaded, rectangular, geometric design, red yarn and green string
Classification
  • Adornment
Department Ethnographic
Date ca. 1800-1825
Culture
  • Sauk?
  • Mesquakie
  • Osage
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Fiber Dye Glass Wool Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 50.5 x 4.9 x 0.3 cm (19 7/8 x 1 15/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53005
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner David Kimball (Unknown - 1873)
Owner Peale Museum (Unknown - Unknown)
Collector William Clark (Unknown - Unknown)
Collector Meriwether Lewis (Unknown - Unknown)
Donor David Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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