Beaded Gauntlet Gloves, Plateau Region
1 pair leather, beaded gauntlet gloves. Detailed floral pattern on hand and wrist covers; most leaves and flowers are outlined in a contrasting color; bead colors used throughout: red, blue, yellow, green, pink, white and gray; fringed on outside edge.
- Object: Beaded Gauntlet Gloves, Plateau Region
- Artist: -
- Circa: -
- Dimensions: 14 1/2" long 4 1/2" wrists 7 3/4" top edge
- Culture Area: Plateau
- Cultural Group: Unspecified
- Cultural Context: From Montana Historical Society post on Facebook May 24th, 2021: Beginning in the 1880s, Cree Indians in Montana often worked as wage laborers and hired out to break horses, brand cattle, and guard horse herds on the open range, working for other Indians and for whites. Chief Plenty Coups of the Crow hired Cree horsemen to guard and train his horses. In time, Crees amassed their own herds and registered their own brands with the state. Taking pride in their profession, they wore beautifully beaded gauntlet gloves, bracers, leggings, and chaps.
- Donor: Fred King
- Catalog #: 94.009