Beaded Neck Band

Beaded Neck Band

Apache Neck band & glass beads: leather loom-stitch: neck piece has alternating squares in blue & black- (bead work is sewn onto a piece of hide shaped like a "T"). On each square is one element of a radiating diamond or a geometric shape: on each side of the vertical loom is three 9 1/2 inch single strands of beads: on bottom of piece is beaded fringe 1 1/2 inch long: colors of beads are; blue, black, green, white, red, yellow, & brown. Thread stitches are visible on back side of piece.
  • Object: Beaded Neck Band
  • Artist: Carmen Bay
  • Circa: 1997
  • Dimensions: 29 1/2 inch neck band 11 inch vertical hanging piece
  • Culture Area: SouthWest
  • Cultural Group: Apache style
  • Cultural Context: Replica of a piece worn by a girl during her puberty ceremony.
  • Donor: Carmen Bay
  • Catalog #: 98.001