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Source Description
In the 1800s, native peoples began to use European fabrics to fashion fine formal garments; they favored sturdy cloth, such as velvet and wool broadcloth, which provided support for heavy decorative beadwork that was added by hand. Often the fabric was a dark color, providing dramatic contrast for the multicolored beads. Rather than encrusting the entire garment, beadwork was confined to cuffs, “epaulettes,” bib-like plackets and yokes, rectangular panels sewn to leggings, shirts, and dresses, and the like.
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134329
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Placket and Cuffs
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134329
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Placket and Cuffs
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In the 1800s, native peoples began to use European fabrics to fashion fine formal garments; they favored sturdy cloth, such as velvet and wool broadcloth, which provided support for heavy decorative beadwork that was added by hand. Often the fabric was a dark color, providing dramatic contrast for the multicolored beads. Rather than encrusting the entire garment, beadwork was confined to cuffs, “epaulettes,” bib-like plackets and yokes, rectangular panels sewn to leggings, shirts, and dresses, and the like.
date
late 1800s
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en
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Q60756892
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Garment
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Overall: 19.2 cm (7 9/16 in.); Average: 12.5 x 30 cm (4 15/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
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Northeast Woodlands, Great Lakes Region, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) or Nehiyawak (Cree) People?
accession
1956.788
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Velvet, cotton
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Placket and Cuffs, late 1800s. Northeast Woodlands, Great Lakes Region, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) or Nehiyawak (Cree) People?. Velvet, cotton; overall: 19.2 cm (7 9/16 in.); average: 12.5 x 30 cm (4 15/16 x 11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous gift in memory of Sarah Ann Morrison, 1956.788
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T - Native North American
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Anonymous gift in memory of Sarah Ann Morrison
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2026-05-29 06:52:38.123000
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134329
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Textiles
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T - Native North American
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Velvet, cotton
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