DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Beaded table cover

NameTable cover

Artist Artist unrecorded

CultureKalaallitt (Greendlanic Inuit)

Dateca. 1950s

Place madeGreenland, North America

MediumBeads, thread

Dimensions16 1/8 × 16 1/8 in. (41 × 41 cm)

Credit LineGift of Karen F. Beall and Dale K. Haworth

Object numberA.2015.65.15

ProvenancePurchased in 1950s in Greenland by mother of donor (Karen F. Beall).

DescriptionBrightly colored beaded table mat. Glass beads in various colors: yellow, blue, red, black, white, brown, orange, dark blue and green. In the center is a complex geometric pattern with radial symmetry. Moving outward, the pattern gets less complex and there are more solid blocks of color. The overall shape of the mat is a octagon.