Garters/Legbands

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Culture/People: Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Previous owner: Dr. George Reuling, Non-Indian, 1839-1915

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. George Reuling (1839-1915), a noted ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland); purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1916.
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Place: Eastern Plains; USA (inferred)

See related items: Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox); Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/9070
Barcode: 059070.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Object Name: Garters/Legbands
Media/Materials: Hide, hair, glass bead/beads, porcupine quills, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Quilled (lane stitched), edge beaded , quill-wrapped (flat)

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66228d4a4-6510-4a6f-bfcb-62601ae1082c

Record ID: NMAI_63451