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"Braid: Weaving Together the Threads of History and Sport" Step into a world where tradition meets skill, as we unravel the captivating story behind the art of braiding

Background imageBraid Collection: Portrait de Zélie Courbet, c.1842. Creator: Gustave Courbet

Portrait de Zélie Courbet, c.1842. Creator: Gustave Courbet
Portrait de Zelie Courbet, c.1842

Background imageBraid Collection: Florence Noyes dancers, between 1915 and 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Florence Noyes dancers, between 1915 and 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Florence Noyes dancers, between 1915 and 1918

Background imageBraid Collection: Genevieve Clark, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Genevieve Clark, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Genevieve Clark, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Genevieve Clark, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Genevieve Clark - married James Thomson, 1915, 1912. [American suffragist and campaigner. Daughter of Speaker of the House Champ Clark. Married newspaper publisher James McIlhany Thomson in 1915]

Background imageBraid Collection: New Dresses for the Artillery, 1854. Creator: Unknown

New Dresses for the Artillery, 1854. Creator: Unknown
New Dresses for the Artillery, 1854. British army uniform:.new costumes of the Artillery, the Hussars, and the Rifles...designed by the firm of Hamburger, Rogers

Background imageBraid Collection: Apotheosis of Washington, 1800-1802. Creator: John James Barralet

Apotheosis of Washington, 1800-1802. Creator: John James Barralet
Apotheosis of Washington, 1800-1802

Background imageBraid Collection: Major W. Lassiter, between 1913 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Major W

Major W. Lassiter, between 1913 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Major W. Lassiter, between 1913 and 1918
Major W. Lassiter, between 1913 and 1918. US Army officer William Lassiter fought in the Spanish-American War, Occupation of Veracruz, World War I, and the Occupation of the Rhineland

Background imageBraid Collection: Portrait of a young woman, c1805. Creator: Étienne-Charles Leguay

Portrait of a young woman, c1805. Creator: Étienne-Charles Leguay
Portrait of a young woman, c1805

Background imageBraid Collection: Shaker Chair Braids, 1935/1942. Creator: Edward D. Williams

Shaker Chair Braids, 1935/1942. Creator: Edward D. Williams
Shaker Chair Braids, 1935/1942

Background imageBraid Collection: Shaker Wool Braids, c. 1941. Creator: Edward D. Williams

Shaker Wool Braids, c. 1941. Creator: Edward D. Williams
Shaker Wool Braids, c. 1941

Background imageBraid Collection: Le Bal (The Costume Ball) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1827/40. Creator: Unknown

Le Bal (The Costume Ball) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1827/40. Creator: Unknown
Le Bal (The Costume Ball) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1827/40. Designed by George Zipelius after Sulpice Guillaume Chevallier. Detail from a larger artwork

Background imageBraid Collection: Children of evicted sharecropper, now living on Sherwood Eddy cooperative plantation, 1936

Children of evicted sharecropper, now living on Sherwood Eddy cooperative plantation, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children of evicted sharecropper, now living on Sherwood Eddy cooperative plantation

Background imageBraid Collection: Armchair, 1940. Creator: Joe Brennan

Armchair, 1940. Creator: Joe Brennan
Armchair, 1940

Background imageBraid Collection: Braided Rawhide-bottomed Chair, c. 1939. Creator: Joe Brennan

Braided Rawhide-bottomed Chair, c. 1939. Creator: Joe Brennan
Braided Rawhide-bottomed Chair, c. 1939

Background imageBraid Collection: Young Girl Seated at a Table, n.d. Creator: Berthe Morisot

Young Girl Seated at a Table, n.d. Creator: Berthe Morisot
Young Girl Seated at a Table, n.d

Background imageBraid Collection: The Tsar Nicholas II, 1910s, (1920). Creator: Boissonnas & Eggler

The Tsar Nicholas II, 1910s, (1920). Creator: Boissonnas & Eggler. The Tsar Nicholas II, 1910s, (1920)
The Tsar Nicholas II, 1910s, (1920). Portrait of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia(1868-1918). From "The Great World War - A History: Volume 1". [The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd

Background imageBraid Collection: Her Horse Kills, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Her Horse Kills, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Her Horse Kills, 1908. Photograph shows three-quarter length portrait of Her Horse Kills, braided hair, wearing traditional clothing, beaded earrings and necklace, seated facing front

Background imageBraid Collection: Ida Matton, 1923. Creator: Matilda Hanstrom

Ida Matton, 1923. Creator: Matilda Hanstrom
Ida Matton, 1923

Background imageBraid Collection: Portrait of Stina Larsdotter Rim, 30 years old, Sjokksjokk, 1868. Creator: Lotten von Duben

Portrait of Stina Larsdotter Rim, 30 years old, Sjokksjokk, 1868. Creator: Lotten von Duben
Portrait of Stina Larsdotter Rim, 30 years old, Sjokksjokk, 1868. From Lotten von Duben's photo album with motifs from the ethnological expedition to Lapland led by her husband Gustaf von Duben

Background imageBraid Collection: Julie von Benesch at the age of 8, 1889. Creator: Viktor Oskar Tilgner

Julie von Benesch at the age of 8, 1889. Creator: Viktor Oskar Tilgner
Julie von Benesch at the age of 8, 1889

Background imageBraid Collection: The mother of actor Alexander Girardi, 1889. Creator: Viktor Oskar Tilgner

The mother of actor Alexander Girardi, 1889. Creator: Viktor Oskar Tilgner
The mother of actor Alexander Girardi, 1889

Background imageBraid Collection: Girl and bear cub, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown

Girl and bear cub, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Girl and bear cub, between c1900 and 1916

Background imageBraid Collection: Eskimo mother with child on back, c1906. Creator: Lomen Brothers

Eskimo mother with child on back, c1906. Creator: Lomen Brothers
Eskimo mother with child on back, c1906

Background imageBraid Collection: Yellow Horse-Yanktonai, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, with long... c1908

Yellow Horse-Yanktonai, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, with long... c1908
Yellow Horse-Yanktonai, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, with long braids, two eagle feathers in hair, wrapped in buffalo skin, c1908

Background imageBraid Collection: Wades in Water, Piegan Indian, full-length portrait, seated on floor, facing front... c1910

Wades in Water, Piegan Indian, full-length portrait, seated on floor, facing front... c1910
Wades in Water, Piegan Indian, full-length portrait, seated on floor, facing front, with braids, beaded buckskin shirt and leggings, beads with ermine tail trim, c1910

Background imageBraid Collection: Plenty Coups, Crow Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, pompadour, temple... c1908

Plenty Coups, Crow Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, pompadour, temple... c1908
Plenty Coups, Crow Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, pompadour, temple braids, beaded buckskin shirt, shell beads around neck, c1908

Background imageBraid Collection: Wolf, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Wolf, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wolf, c1908. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Crow man

Background imageBraid Collection: Crow chief, 1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Crow chief, 1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Crow chief, 1910. Photograph shows full-length portrait of The Grizzly Bear, with braided hair, wearing traidtional clothing and several necklaces, standing, holding bow, facing front

Background imageBraid Collection: Tearing Lodge and wife(?), c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Tearing Lodge and wife(?), c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tearing Lodge and wife(?), c1910. Piegan man and woman, possibly husband and wife, three-quarter length portrait, facing front

Background imageBraid Collection: Pine Tree, 1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Pine Tree, 1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Pine Tree, 1905. Photograph shows head-shoulders portrait of Pine Tree with feather in braided hair, wearing blanket and kerchief around neck, seated, facing left

Background imageBraid Collection: Pah Toi [B], c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Pah Toi [B], c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Pah Toi [B], c1905. Pah Toi (White Clay), Taos Indian, half-length portrait, facing front

Background imageBraid Collection: Daughter of Tamahus-Cayuse, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Daughter of Tamahus-Cayuse, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Daughter of Tamahus-Cayuse, c1910. Cayuse woman, head-and-shoulderws portrait, facing front

Background imageBraid Collection: The wife of Ow High, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

The wife of Ow High, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The wife of Ow High, c1905. Wife of Ow High, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

Background imageBraid Collection: Strike On his Head, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, loose

Strike On his Head, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, loose forelock, braids, beaded buckskin shirt, beads and two large shell disks around neck, c1908

Background imageBraid Collection: Runs Between, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Runs Between, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Runs Between, 1908. Photograph shows head-and-shoulders portrait of Runs Between, wearing headdress, traditional clothing, beaded gauntlets and braids, seated, facing right

Background imageBraid Collection: Two Charger Woman, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Two Charger Woman, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Two Charger Woman, c1907. Full-length portrait of Brule Woman

Background imageBraid Collection: Running Owl, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Running Owl, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Running Owl, c1910. Running Owl, Piegan, half-length portrait, facing front

Background imageBraid Collection: Tull Chee Hah, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Tull Chee Hah, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tull Chee Hah, c1905. Half-length portrait of man facing front

Background imageBraid Collection: Tsaassi-Mis-salla ('Crow with Necklace')-Sarsi, c1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Tsaassi-Mis-salla ("Crow with Necklace")-Sarsi, c1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tsaassi-Mis-salla ("Crow with Necklace")-Sarsi, c1927. Tsaassi-Mis-salla ("Crow with Necklace"), Sarsi man, bust portrait, facing front

Background imageBraid Collection: Red Elk Woman, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Red Elk Woman, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Red Elk Woman, c1907. Half-length portrait of Dakota woman

Background imageBraid Collection: Mosa-Mohave, c1904. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Mosa-Mohave, c1904. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Mosa-Mohave, c1904. Mohave Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile

Background imageBraid Collection: Wife of Mnainak-Yakima, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Wife of Mnainak-Yakima, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wife of Mnainak-Yakima, c1910. Yakima woman, half-length portrait, facing front

Background imageBraid Collection: Mis Se Pah, c1903. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Mis Se Pah, c1903. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Mis Se Pah, c1903. Head-and-shoulders portrait of a Mohave woman

Background imageBraid Collection: Kutenai female type, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Kutenai female type, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Kutenai female type, c1910. Kootenai woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

Background imageBraid Collection: Wishham young woman, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Wishham young woman, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wishham young woman, c1910. Chinookan Indians: Tlakluit; Washington. Head-and-shoulders portrait of young Wishham Indian woman, facing right, wearing braids, shell bead choker

Background imageBraid Collection: Lucille, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Lucille, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Lucille, c1907. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Dakota woman standing in front of tree

Background imageBraid Collection: Lotsubelo-Quilcene, c1913. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Lotsubelo-Quilcene, c1913. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Lotsubelo-Quilcene, c1913. Quilcene woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

Background imageBraid Collection: Lies Sideway, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Lies Sideway, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Lies Sideway, c1908. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Crow man

Background imageBraid Collection: Long Time Dog, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Long Time Dog, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Long Time Dog, c1908. Long Time Dog, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front



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"Braid: Weaving Together the Threads of History and Sport" Step into a world where tradition meets skill, as we unravel the captivating story behind the art of braiding. From ancient cultures to modern-day sports, this intricate technique has left its mark on various aspects of our lives. Gen C Gordon and Col Lith stand side by side, their tightly woven braid symbolizing unity and strength within their military ranks. A tribute to Lord Nelson's legacy, who led fearlessly from 1758 to 1805. Intriguingly, even golfing enthusiasts have embraced the beauty of braids. A jigsaw puzzle captures golfers at Prestwick Golf Course in Scotland circa 1914. The intertwining strands mirror the challenging paths these players navigate on their quest for victory. Walton Heath Golf Club in 1932 showcases how braided fairways add an extra layer of complexity to this beloved sport. Beyond sportsmanship lies a celebration fit for royalty. Witness The Army commemorating their Queen's birthday with elaborate braided uniforms that pay homage to centuries-old traditions. James Braid emerges as a central figure in both golfing history and Scottish heritage. His mastery over the game is depicted in a vintage photograph from around 1905, his hair neatly plaited alongside his impeccable swing. But let us not forget that braids transcend borders and cultures alike. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia proudly displays his regal braid while Ismail Enver Pasha leads Turkey through World War I with determination etched into every strand. Even indigenous communities embrace this timeless style; a Crow chief dons an intricately woven headdress representing wisdom passed down through generations. Braids also find themselves entwined within theatrical realms - George IV Players take center stage with stunning hairstyles showcasing creativity beyond imagination - each twist telling its own unique tale amidst performances dating back to '42 or '50? As we explore these glimpses into history, we realize that they are more than just a hairstyle.