Garters, ca. 1890

  • Meskwaki, Native American

Wool and beads

  • Overall (81.540): 48 × 3 1/8 inches (121.9 × 7.9 cm) Overall (81.540): 48 1/2 × 3 1/8 inches (123.2 × 7.9 cm) Overall (woven portion): 13 5/8 × 3 1/8 inches (34.6 × 7.9 cm)

Founders Society Purchase

81.540

Milford G. Chandler [1889-1981]

purchased by Richard A. Pohrt [1911-2005] (Flint, Michigan, USA)

1981-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Meskwaki, Native American, Garters, ca. 1890, wool and beads. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, 81.540.