string of beads

string of beads

string of beads

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Introduction

Single strand of black glass beads strung on cotton thread. Exchanged between Indigenous people and French during the fur trade. Collected by Dr. Oronhyatekha; acquired by the ROM in 1911 from the Independent Order of Foresters.

Date Made or Date Range: Mid 17 C to Late 18 C
Materials

Coarsely cut tubular glass black beads, highly reflective, cotton thread

Techniques or Format

In a few places there appear to be 2 beads attached or fused together. Likely strung by collector or museum.

Additional Context

Black colour of war/death in NE diplomacy.

Dimensions: 120 × 0 × 0 cm
Condition: Good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Dr. O catalogue notes it was exchanged during the French fur trade era.

Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 911.3.38
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1911
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Independent Order of Foresters
Publication History

F. Barlow Cumberland, Catalogue and Notes of the Oronhyatekha Historical Collection (Toronto: Independent Order of Foresters, 1904), p 56, Item 364. "Strings...of Black Beads."

GKS Reference Number: 1242
How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, string of beads. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 911.3.38. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 1242.

Record Creation Context

Record created during a GRASAC trip to Royal Ontario Museum December 15 to 19, 2008. Present in the archaeology lab: Lewis Debassige (LD), Heidi Bohaker (HB), Stacey Loyer (SL), Darlene Johnston (DJ) and April Hawkins (AH).

Approximate Place of Origin

43.6511, -79.347

Source of Information about Places

European manufacture; Venice or near Venice (AH)

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