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Chippewa (Anishinaabe). <em>Garter</em>, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_overall_PS22.jpg)
Chippewa (Anishinaabe). Garter, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_overall_PS22.jpg)
Chippewa (Anishinaabe). <em>Garter</em>, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_overall_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). Garter, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_overall_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). <em>Garter</em>, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail01_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). Garter, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail01_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). <em>Garter</em>, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail02_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). Garter, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail02_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). <em>Garter</em>, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail03_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). Garter, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail03_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). <em>Garter</em>, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail04_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). Garter, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail04_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). <em>Garter</em>, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail05_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). Garter, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail05_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). <em>Garter</em>, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail06_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). Garter, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail06_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). <em>Garter</em>, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail07_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). Garter, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail07_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). <em>Garter</em>, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail08_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). Garter, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail08_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). <em>Garter</em>, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail09_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). Garter, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail09_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). <em>Garter</em>, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail10_PS22.jpg)

Chippewa (Anishinaabe). Garter, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_detail10_PS22.jpg)

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CULTURES Chippewa (Anishinaabe) or Hochunk or Plains
MEDIUM Thread, yarn, glass seed beads
  • Place Collected: Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States
    • DATES early 19th century
    DIMENSIONS 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
    ACCESSION NUMBER 50.67.37d
    CREDIT LINE Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1848, provenance not yet documented; by 1848, acquired by Nathan Sturges Jarvis; 1848, gift of Nathan Sturges Jarvis to the New-York Historical Society, New York, NY; 1937, loaned by the New-York Historical Society to the Brooklyn Museum; 1950, purchased from the New-York Historical Society by the Brooklyn Museum.
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    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Beaded garter decorated with long lines of diamonds in black, yellow, and lavender. The piece is loom woven probably without the use of a heddle. It has both the warp and weft made of thread with small seed beads. See other garters 50.67.37 a,b,c shown in additional photographs.
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    CAPTION Chippewa (Anishinaabe). Garter, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_overall_PS22.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, 50.67.37d_overall_PS22.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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    Chippewa (Anishinaabe). <em>Garter</em>, early 19th century. Thread, yarn, glass seed beads, 12 1/4 x 1in. (31.1 x 2.5cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.37d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.37d_overall_PS22.jpg)

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