Ermine skin pendants
Artist:
Plains
Medium: ermine fur, beads
Classification: Costume
Credit Line: Gift of Ogden B. Read
Object number: 1881.3.157 LA
DescriptionEight strips of white weasel (ermine) wrapped with red stroud and strands of light and dark blue beads; originally attached to the sleeves or shoulders of a man's shirt or suspended from a headdress. Four wrapped in black or navy blue beads and fastened together. Three wrapped in black or navy blue beads and fastened two together. Two wrapped in light blue beads and fastened together.