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Knife and sheath
Knife and sheath
Knife and sheath
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Introduction
This knife sheath is elaborated with quill work and is of Anishinaabe origin. It dates from c. 1800.
Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin
Patterns of Power: Northern Ojibwe?
Date Made or Date Range:
18uu
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
Patterns of Power
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Materials
Sheath: tanned, smoked skin; porcupine quills, black, orange, natural white; white glass beads; brass cones; green wool yarn; red-dyed animal hair; birchbark liner; sinew. Trade knife with iron blade and horn handle.
Techniques or Format
Quill work in netted and woven techniques and one-quill edging stitch.
Dimensions:
30 × 0 × 0 mm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
Patterns of Power: c. 1800
Provenance
Current Location:
Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
CMC III-G-835ab
Collection Narratives and Histories
From the Speyer Collection.
Publication History
Phillips, Ruth. Patterns of Power. Kleinburg,On.: McMichael Canadian Collection, 1984.
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
1308
Approximate Place of Origin
44.2, -84.4
Source of Information about Places
Patterns of Power: Northern Ojibwe?