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Haudenosaunee 2 Cross Belt

RMSC 70.89.14

Original Size:

Rows: 16. Columns: 222. Length 34.5 inches by 4.0 inches

Reproduction:

Beaded Length: 35.2 inches. Width: 8.0 inches. Length w/fringe: 59.0 inches

Beads:

Glass: Black and White. Beads: 3,552.

Materials:

Warp: Deer Leather. Weft: Artificial Sinew. Beads: Glass.

Description:

Black glass beaded belt with two white, open diamonds. Points have small open crosses. Belt is incomplete and repaired by replacing the black glass beads with translucent white beads. Lewis H. Morgan Collection, Rochester Museum and Science Center.

Reference:

RMSC Cat. No. 70.89.14. ex Lewis H. Morgan Coll. Personal study.

 

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