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| Titles |
Ojibwe beaded velvet breech cloth |
|---|---|
| Description |
Pair of heavily beaded breech cloths decorated with Ojibwe floral design. Exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 as part of the Becker County Indian Exhibit and attributed to the "Becker County Indian Industries." The smaller breech cloth is shown hanging in the lower right in a photograph of the "American Indian collection of Mrs. Jessie C. Yeats, Becker County, Minnesota" (#4969) from the Becker County Historical Society. Mrs. Jessie C West (misspelling for photograph) was Becker County's representative at the Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893. |
| Quantity |
1 pair items |
| Format |
Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements |
13 inches height (A) 17 1/2 inches width (A) 9 3/4 inches height (B) 16 1/2 inches width (B) |
| Nomenclature |
loincloth |
| Materials |
glass (material) thread velvet (fabric weave) |
| Creation |
Made by: Becker County Indian Industries Made in: Becker County, Minnesota, United States Made by: Ojibwe Indians |
| Subjects |
Owned by: West, Mrs. Jessie Campbell Used for: World's Columbian Exposition Used in: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States Fairs and expositions Ojibwe Indians -- Costume. Indian. Clothing. Outerwear. Breechcloths |
| Dates |
Creation: Exactly 1893 |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| Identifiers |
538.E163.A,B (Accession Number) |