Garters/Legbands

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Date created: circa 1790

Culture/People: possibly Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa) (attributed); formerly identified as Lenape (Delaware)
Previous owner: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Seller: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from W.O. Oldman in London, England, in 1937.
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Place: Great Lakes region; Canada, USA (inferred)

See related items: Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa); Clothing/Garments: Accessories
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Woodlands

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/6351
Barcode: 196351.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Object Name: Garters/Legbands
Media/Materials: Hemp, porcupine quills, dye/dyes, metal cones, deer hair
Techniques: Dyed, quill-netted, quill-wrapped (flat)
Dimensions: 63 x 4.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fa150569-a484-475c-a045-04f912289832

Record ID: NMAI_209818