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Necklace

Object Details

Collection History
Donated to MAI by the artist on the occasion of the repatriation of eleven wampum belts to the Six Nations of the Grand River (Brantford, Ontario) on May 8, 1988.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Onondaga [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario]
Artist/Maker
Helen Burning, Onondaga [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario], 1917-1998
Donor
Helen Burning, Onondaga [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario], 1917-1998
Date created
1988
Object Name
Necklace
Media/Materials
Glass bead/beads, hide, mirror, hide thong/babiche
Techniques
Stitched, overlay beadwork, strung
Dimensions
40 x 7.5 cm
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
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