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Osage woman's fingerwoven yarn sash with beadwork and tassels / Unknown

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Hand woven wool sash in arrow design of red, yellow, green, and purple with double headed border and beaded fringe ending in small tassels.

Curatorial Remarks

This sash is made in the warp-face style of weaving. The beads used on the piece appear to be either a size 8 or a size 10.

Karen Berry, Cherokee artist, 2019.

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Title(s): 
Osage woman's fingerwoven yarn sash with beadwork and tassels
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Madge Hardin Walters (Contributor)
Culture: 
Native American; Osage or Sac & Fox
Date: 
19th century - 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
yarn, glass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Sash
Credit Line: 
Mrs. Walter's Collection
Accession No: 
84.1885
Previous Number(s): 
8427.1885
Department: 
Anthropology
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