$24,885
Penobscot Beaded Cloth Collar and Cuffs, c. mid-19th century, red stroud edged with blue and green silk, with multicolored silk applique in a sawtooth pattern, with elaborate double C-scroll designs done in white, yellow, and blue seed beads, (minor loss), collar 23 1/4 x 20 1/2 (each side panel wd. 5 1/2), cuffs 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. Provenance: Dr. Frank T. Siebert Collection, seen in a photograph of Penobscot Francis Stanislaus taken, 1935-40, (original photograph included). Exhibitions: Uncommon Threads, Wabanaki Textiles, Clothing, and Costume, Maine State Museum, May 2009 May 2010; Abbey Museum, Bar Harbor, Maine. Literature: Illustrated in Uncommon Threads , Bruce J. Bourque and Laureen A. LaBar, 2009, p. 84; American Indian Art magazine, Summer 2004, p. 71.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-09-24
