Penobscot or Micmac Beaded and Silk Appliqued Collar

Description:

Penobscot or Micmac Beaded and Silk Appliqued Collar, c. mid-19th century, red wool trade cloth decorated with multicolored silk appliques and white glass seed beads, with geometric and C-scroll designs, edged in silk ribbon, (minor loss),lg. 21, wd. 5 1/4 in.

Provenance: Dr. Frank T. Siebert Collection.

Exhibitions: Uncommon Threads, Wabanaki Textiles, Clothing and Costume, Maine State Museum, May 2009-May 2010.

Literature: Illustrated in American Indian Art magazine, Summer 2004, p. 69.
Estimate $8,000-12,000

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