Cuff

45-15-497B

From: North America

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 45-15-497B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Ojibwa (uncertain)
Provenience North America
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Fiber | Glass | Ceramic | Cowrie Shell | Buckskin | Horsehair | Cotton
Technique Dyed
Description

A and B are a pair. Triangular shape, probably pocket flaps off of another garment.Boy's cuff. Green cloth with wavy braid. Design in faded red ribbon outlined with white seed beads, old china buttons and central cowrie shell. On cuff point 3 cowries. Cuff backed with fringed buckskin stained red and finished above with red dyed horsehair, hook and eyes. Cuffs from breeches green cloth bound with red ribbon edged with light blue beads. Ornamentation identical with cuffs except that cowries are lost, backed with canvas and edged with red dyed horsehair and on opposite edge with twisted cotton fringe.

Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945

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