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Shirt decoration
Shirt decoration
Dateunknown
MediumTanned hide, glass beads, and horse or cow tail
DimensionsOverall: 23 1/2 in. × 2 in. × 1 in. (59.7 × 5.1 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of James H. Glass, H1912. Transferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.553
Not on view
DescriptionFragment of beaded leather with horsehair
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Alternate Titles Beaded hide item
Exhibition History 2011
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Learning to Look: Hamilton's Cabinets, Galleries and Museums Past, Present and Future," September 15 - December 16, 2011 (no cat.).
Provenance 1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
c. 1881: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift of James H. Glass.
Markings Marked in black ink on back of leather: NAPL / 10; in black in on back of leather: E96
Beaded blanket strip
Beaded blanket strip
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Tanned leather, sinew, and glass beads
Object number: 1984.532
Belt
Belt
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with brass tacks, glass beads, sinew, and thread
Object number: 1984.539
Fragment of a beaded loop
Fragment of a beaded loop
Date: unknown
Medium: Leather and glass beads
Object number: 1984.536
Photograph by John Bentham.
Woman's Hair Decoration
Date: c. 1870-75
Medium: Leather with dentalium shells and trade beads
Object number: 1984.456
Amulet with coin pendant
Amulet with coin pendant
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with glass beads, metal, and coin
Object number: 1984.538
Photo by John Bentham.
Zulu Beaded Apron
Date: 20th century
Medium: Glass beads, cotton, thread
Object number: 2024.3.6
Fragment of a Beaded Loop
Fragment of a Beaded Loop
Date: unknown
Medium: Leather; blue and white glass beads
Object number: 1984.537
Photograph by John Bentham.
Moccasins
Date: date unknown
Medium: Leather with beads
Object number: 1984.1.1a-b
Beaded pouch
Beaded pouch
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with sinew and glass seed beads
Object number: 1984.534
Moccasins
Moccasins
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with glass beads, porcupine quill, dyed horsehair-filled tin cone dangles, and cotton cloth
Object number: 1984.540a-b
Photo by John Bentham.
Inkciyo, Xhosa front apron
Date: 20th century
Medium: Glass beads, metal washers, brass US millitary button, cotton, thread
Object number: 2024.3.7
Knife sheath
Knife sheath
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Rawhide with brass tacks, glass seed beads, and red paint
Object number: 1984.541