Beaded garter
Artist:
Plains (Native American)
Date: early to mid 20th century
Medium: Glass beads, cotton thread, wool yarn
Classification: Costume
Credit Line: Gift of Marjorie Scott Way
Object number: 1978.25.4B
DescriptionOne of two identical garters. White background with a medium blue outline which is two beads thick. A symmetrical design is depicted twice on the garter, consisting of geometric floral design; a group of four leaves with four clusters of round berries in the center. The leaves are light blue, outlined in navy blue; the stems are navy blue. Between the two identical designs is a red and blue four-lobed motif. Of the eight inch red fringe (there are eight n each side of the garter) three inches are braided, and the remaining five inches hang free.
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