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ProvenanceBarber Conable Collection, Alexander, New York
BibliographyFognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 69.
Culture
Anishinaabe (Ojibwa)
Culture
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Sash
Datec. 1780-1830
MediumWool yarn, beads
DimensionsOverall: 4 × 71 in. (10.2 × 180.3 cm)
Object numberT0834
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charlotte Conable
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextHaudenosaunee originally produced fingerwoven sashes using local nettle fiber, but later used European woolen yarns that they acquired through trade. White glass beads were often intertwined during the weaving process to highlight patterns and to add contrasting texture. Native Americans as well as some French Canadians, English and Scottish fur traders and officers wore sashes around their waist to secure the front opening of their coats. Native men also draped sashes over their shoulders and across their chests to signify high status.ProvenanceBarber Conable Collection, Alexander, New York
BibliographyFognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 69.
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