Sash/Belt

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Culture/People: Shawnee
Previous owner: Chief Tecumseh (Tecumtha/Tekamthi/Shooting Star/Tekoomse/The One Who Passes Across Intervening Space from One Point to Another), Shawnee, 1768-1813; Birger Roos, Non-Indian

Collection History: Said to have belonged to Tecumseh (Shawnee, 1768-1813 and acquired from his descendants circa 1925; formerly in the collection of Birger Roos; acquired by MAI through an exchange with Birger Roos in 1966.
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Place: Eastern Woodlands; USA (inferred)

See related items: Shawnee; Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/6810
Barcode: 236810.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Object Name: Sash/Belt
Media/Materials: Cotton canvas, wool yarn, commercially tanned leather, glass bead/beads, metal buckle
Techniques: Fingerwoven, sewn, overlay beadwork
Dimensions: 81 x 15.24 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60876f208-1e18-4ffb-ba47-3adb970858ce

Record ID: NMAI_252292