Cuff, late 1800s. Creator: Unknown.

Cuff, late 1800s. Creator: Unknown.

2-726-678 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Cuff, late 1800s. 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 colour, providing dramatic contrast for the multicoloured 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.


Image Details


Medium
  1. Velvet, satin, glass beads

Picture Type
  1. Garment

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2597x5207
File Size : 39,617kb


Aliases

  1. 1956.788.2
  1. 134331
  1. 0940014319
  1. 1956.788.2
  1. 2-726-678
  1. 2726678

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