Miniature canoe, Beaded

Miniature canoe, Beaded

Miniature canoe, Beaded

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Introduction

A beaded miniature canoe. One side is decorated with a floral motif, and the message "Remember Me 1917" is on the other side. Acquired by the Woodland Cultural Centre from George Maracle in 1994.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Based on the style of beadwork.

Date Made or Date Range: 1917
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Catalogue card

Materials

brown velvet; blue cotton edging; red cotton; thread; size 12 seed beads; cardboard?

Techniques or Format

The outside of the canoe is made with brown velvet edged with a blue cotton fabric. The inside is lined with a red cotton. Beadwork decorates both sides of the canoe: one side is decorated with a single floral design with two leaves, and the other side has the message "Remember Me 1917" with a flower on one side and a yellow bird on the other. Two beaded tassels hang from either side of the bottom of the canoe. A twisted double strand of beads connects both sides of the canoe at the top, creating a small handle or means of hanging it. The canoe is likely lined with cardboard or paper to give it a stronger shape.

Motifs and Patterns

Floral and bird.

Condition: Fair to poor. Some strands of beads are broken.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Inscription on canoe.

Current Location: Woodland Cultural Centre, Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 994.7.16
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: July 11, 1994
Collection Narratives and Histories

Acquired by the Woodland Cultural Centre from George Maracle on July 11. 1994.

GKS Reference Number: 24914
Record Creation Context

Created on July 7, 2011, on a research trip to Woodland Cultural Centre. Researchers present: Stacey Loyer and Joanna Miller.

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