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Introduction

Double-knit sash with fringe. Made with a thicker dyed wool yarn, red predominating. Stripes, wavy or zig-zag lines, and herringbone motifs. Dr. Oronhyatekha Ethnology collection.

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

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Materials

Burgundy, red, beige, yellow, black, and turquoise woolen yarn (thicker yarn than other sash [911.3.76, HD 6295])

Techniques or Format

Double knitted, with fringe, possibly by machine

Motifs and Patterns

Stripes, wavy lines or zig-zags, herringbone (alternating diagonal lines branching off central line)

Dimensions: 181 × 9 × 0 cm

Provenance

Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 911.3.83, HD 6282

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1911

Publication History

F. Barlow Cumberland, Catalogue and Notes of the Oronhyatekha Historical Collection (Toronto: Independent Order of Foresters, 1904), p 23, Item 65. "Knitted Waist Scarfs (two)."

About This GRASAC Record

GKS Reference Number: 1537

How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, pincushion. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 911.3.83. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 1537.

Record Creation Context

Record created as a result of a GRASAC-sponsored research trip to the Royal Ontario Museum, December 15-19, 2008. Research costs supported by a SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant (2007-2010, Ruth Phillips, PI). Record created during post-trip clean up by project RA Lisa Truong, under the supervision of Heidi Bohaker.

Approximate Place of Origin

48.7, -84.6

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