Sash/Belt

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Date created: 1940-1970

Culture/People: probably Non-Indian (attributed); probably worn in the Great Lakes region
Previous owner: Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
Donor: Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian; Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013

Collection History: Collection history unknown; acquired by Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast) from an unnamed collector in Greenwich Village, New York City, in 1971; donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
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Place: Ontario, Québec; Canada (inferred)

See related items: Non-Indian; Great Lakes; Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/1435
Barcode: 251435.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Object Name: Sash/Belt
Media/Materials: Wool yarn
Techniques: Woven, braided
Dimensions: 395 x 19 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cac89dee-551b-48f7-8c29-0ff2ab90b471

Record ID: NMAI_267284