Pair of Beaded Arm Bands
Blackfoot
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Caption
Blackfoot. Pair of Beaded Arm Bands, 1900–1930. Beads, canvas, cotton. Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of W.S. Morton Mead, 32.2099.32582a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Culture
Title
Pair of Beaded Arm Bands
Date
1900–1930
Medium
Beads, canvas, cotton
Classification
Inscriptions
Tag Front: "No.1. 465. Wampum Beads. taken from an Indian grave May 18th 1888 near East Cayuga or Old Town Cayuga Co N.Y oldest-kind of Beads that are found. Pre-Columbian." Tag Back: "From Elmer E. McWethy, Pavilion Centre, Genesee Co. - N.Y."
Credit Line
Bequest of W.S. Morton Mead
Accession Number
32.2099.32582a-b
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