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Cuff, late 1800s. Velvet, satin, glass beads, Overall: 12.1 x 29.8 cm (4 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.). Anonymous gift in memory of Sarah Ann Morrison, 1956.788.2. CC0.
Cuff
late 1800s
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Cuff, late 1800s. Northeast Woodlands, Great Lakes Region, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) or Nehiyawak (Cree) People?. Velvet, satin, glass beads; overall: 12.1 x 29.8 cm (4 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous gift in memory of Sarah Ann Morrison 1956.788.2 In the 1800s, native peoples began to use European fabrics to fashion fine formal garments; they favored sturdy cloth, such as velvet and wool broadcloth, which provided support for heavy decorative beadwork that was added by hand. Often the fabric was a dark color, providing dramatic contrast for the multicolored beads. Rather than encrusting the entire garment, beadwork was confined to cuffs, “epaulettes,” bib-like plackets and yokes, rectangular panels sewn to leggings, shirts, and dresses, and the like.