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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.
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118090
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Two Beaded Panels
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118090
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Two Beaded Panels
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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.
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late 1800s
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en
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Q60741552
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Overall: 38.1 x 10.8 cm (15 x 4 1/4 in.)
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Northeast Woodlands, Great Lakes Region, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) or Nehiyawak (Cree) People?
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1939.21
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glass beads on wool
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Two Beaded Panels, late 1800s. Northeast Woodlands, Great Lakes Region, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) or Nehiyawak (Cree) People?. Glass beads on wool; overall: 38.1 x 10.8 cm (15 x 4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. F. J. Fertig, 1939.210
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T - Native North American
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Gift of Mrs. F. J. Fertig
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2026-05-29 06:06:56.425000
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118090
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Textiles
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T - Native North American
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glass beads on wool
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