Gauntlet/Cuff

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Date created: 1700-1800

Culture/People: Mohawk [Kanesatake]
Previous owner: Jean-Baptiste Delay (J. B. Delay), Non-Indian, 1869-ca. 1945
Previous seller: Jean-Baptiste Delay (J. B. Delay), Non-Indian, 1869-ca. 1945
Previous owner: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Seller: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

Collection History: Acquired by Jean-Baptiste Delay (1869-ca. 1945) before 1913 from the widow of a chief at Oka; purchased by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) from Jean-Baptiste Delay in 1913; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1929.
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Place: Kanesatake Reserve (Oka Reserve); Laurentides Region; Québec; Canada

See related items: Mohawk [Kanesatake]; Clothing/Garments: Accessories
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Native New York, Poospatuck (Ex02)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/3828
Barcode: 163828.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Object Name: Gauntlet/Cuff
Media/Materials: Quahog clam shell beads (purple wampum), whelk shell beads (white wampum), hide thong/babiche, cordage, pigment/pigments
Techniques: Loom beadwork
Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 6 5/8 x 1/2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65d2a630d-ff55-4ac3-8929-c2807283822a

Record ID: NMAI_175246