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Previous Numbers	D 971
Previous Number Types	contract of gift number
Accession Number	1957.033.0018
Object Category	NATIVE AMERICAN COLLECTIONS
Object Name	ARMBANDS
Culture	Lakota or Ute based on design and color choice
Date Made	1890s
Material or Medium	leather, glass beads
Measurements	a) (L) 32.5 cm; (W) 5.9 cm. b) (L) 33.2 cm; (W) 5.6cm.
Credit Line	Frank Miller
Description	This pair of armbands is beaded completely on one side. There are four horizontal rows of beads in a predominantly white background with vertical motifs. There are four similar motifs in colors of blue, yellow, red, green, and metallic beads that form an X intercepted by two perpendicular fork designs. A series of four stacked diamond shaped motifs in red, green and metallic beads interrupt the pattern. The armbands have a blue single bead border. The metallic beads were used in the 1890's. Dick Conn, curator of the Denver Art Museum was consulted in November 1992 and upon examination provided information. These armbands come from the Sioux. They were made circa the 1890s. They are made of leather and beads. They are men's armbands. Nico Strange Owl in 2004 identified the blue beads as "Greasy blue" and the red as "Red Heart". A photograph from Local History Archive shows an armband hanging above a fireplace mantle with onlookers. Copy in 57.33 document file.
Subjects Themes	BEADWORK
Object Sub-Category	BEADWORK
Century	19th
Dating Note	Date and cultural affiliation based on consultations with Dick Conn of the Denver Art Museum in 1992, and with Nico Strange Owl (Estes Park) in 2004.
Gender Association	Man
Rights Holder	City of Fort Collins
Language	English
Type	Physical Object
Collection Name	MuseumArtifacts