United States (not certain) / Canada (not certain), North America
Accession Date:
8 Jun 1990
Notes:
ELLIPTICAL SHAPE BLACK CLOTH CAP WITH RED CLOTH EDGING, LINED WITH LIGHT COLOR CLOTH OVER CARDBOARD STIFFENERS: DECORATED WITH METAL SEQUINS AND LAZY STITCH AND OVERLAY STITCH BEADWORK DEPICTING BIRDS AND FLOWERS; SOME OF THE LAZY STITCH FIGURES ARE DONE OVER PAPER PATTERNS TO ACHIEVE A RAISED LOOK; BEAD COLORS: BLUES, GREENS, REDS, PINKS, YELLOWS, WHITE, CLEAR; BOTH PONY AND SEED BEADS ARE USED; BEADWORK IS OUTLINED WITH LINES OF BRASS WIRE DECORATED BROCADE. CAP IS WORN AND FRAGILE, SOME BEADS ARE MISSING OR LOOSE. MISS A. LOVELACE, ASSISTANT KEEPER, DEPT. OF ARCHAEOLOGY, ETHNOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, GLASGOW ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM, IDENTIFIES THIS CAP AS MODELLED ON THE HIGHLANDER'S GLENGARRY CAPS/BONNETS AND MADE AND WORN BY IROQUOIS WOMEN, 1840-1870. - 2-25-1987.
