Beaded Band on Horsehair Base
Unknown people (Woodlands)
Great Lakes Woodlands
Woodlands
1879
Horsehair, leather, and beads
Overall: 10 1/16 × 13/16 in. (25.5 × 2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. William M. Leeds
13.13.752
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Personal Adornment
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Woodlands
Not on view
Provenance
Probably acquired by William M. Leeds (1829-1886) during his time working for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, about 1876-1879; to his wife, Catharine G. Lockwood Leeds (1825-1913), New York; given to present collection, about 1879-1888; catalogued, 1913.
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