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Woven, Beaded Trim

Arts of the Americas

CULTURE Plains
MEDIUM Beads
  • Place Made: North America
  • DATES early 20th century
    DIMENSIONS 183 x 1 x 16 7/8 in. (464.8 x 2.5 x 42.9 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
    ACCESSION NUMBER 43.201.56
    CREDIT LINE Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1936, provenance not yet documented; before 1936, acquired by Henry Harlow Brooks of New York, NY; by 1943, acquired from the estate of Henry Harlow Brooks by an anonymous donor; October 26,1943, gift of an anonymous donor to the Brooklyn Museum.
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    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION This was probably a woven wrap for something like a cradle or a hairpiece.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Plains. Woven, Beaded Trim, early 20th century. Beads, 183 x 1 x 16 7/8 in. (464.8 x 2.5 x 42.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks, 43.201.56. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.43.201.56_view1.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.43.201.56_view1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006
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    Plains. <em>Woven, Beaded Trim</em>, early 20th century. Beads, 183 x 1 x 16 7/8 in. (464.8 x 2.5 x 42.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks, 43.201.56. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.43.201.56_view1.jpg)