Black Broadcloth Skirt with Bead and Ribbonwork Trim
Title
Black Broadcloth Skirt with Bead and Ribbonwork Trim
Identifier
50.1/ 7606
Description
Black woolen cloth wrap-around skirt with wide silk ribbon decorating one side and hem. Linear floral beadwork is sewn on top of the ribbon. The skirt is tied with a string at the waist and falls to about midway down the wearer's legs.
Date Created
1850-1914
Source
Abenaki or Penobscot
Spatial Coverage
Penobscot County, Old Town, ME
Abstract
Abenaki are not federally recognized, and so have become absorbed into other members of the Wabanaki Confederacy (Penobscot, Maliseets, Passamaquody, Micmac).
Medium
Black broadcloth, silk ribbon, glass seed beads
Provenance
Collected from Gabriel A. Paul for AMNH on an expedition to Maine in 1914.
Subject
southern style
Coverage
45.4697, -68.67247 (N 45°28′11″ W 68°40′21″)
Access Rights
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Item Name
skirt
Institution URL
Collection
Citation
“Black Broadcloth Skirt with Bead and Ribbonwork Trim,” Mapping Anishinaabe Regalia, accessed September 19, 2024, https://iris.siue.edu/anishinaaberegalia/items/show/35.