id:			117303
accession number:	1937.865
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1937.865
updated:		2022-03-03 10:00:18.466000

Blanket Strip, c. 1900. America, Native North American, Plains, Tsitsistas (Cheyenne) people, Post-Contact. Native-tanned hide, glass beads, metal beads, sinew thread ; overall: 163.8 x 11.4 cm (64 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White 1937.865

title:				Blanket Strip
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creation date:			c. 1900
creation date earliest:		1895
creation date latest:		1905
current location:		231 Native North American
creditline:			Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White
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culture:	America, Native North American, Plains, Tsitsistas (Cheyenne) people, Post-Contact
technique:	Native-tanned hide, glass beads, metal beads, sinew thread 
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Native North American
type:		Leather
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measurements: Overall: 163.8 x 11.4 cm (64 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Gallery 231- Native North American Textile Rotation
	opening date:   2014-08-26T04:00:00
	<i>Gallery 231- Native North American Textile Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26, 2014-July 29, 2015).

	title:		Native North America (Native North America rotation)
	opening date:   2021-12-04T05:00:00
	<i>Native North America (Native North America rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 4, 2021-December 4, 2022).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact: 
This beaded strip was stitched to a hide or a blanket.

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wall description: 
Untailored robes made from large animal skins, a basic article of Plains attire, were sometimes ornamented with long strips patterned geometrically with quillwork or, later, beadwork. The strip was stitched between the hide’s neck and the tail; when the robe was pulled around the body, the strip was oriented horizontally. Similar strips were also sewn to the wool blankets that eventually replaced animal-skin robes.
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