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Introduction
Black velvet pouch decorated with beads and coloured bands. Beadwork features three flowers. Very likely made by the Huron-Wendat of Wendake (Lorette) for the tourist crafts trade.
Nation of Maker:
Huron-Wendat
Place of Origin:
Wendake
Date Made or Date Range:
Late 19 C to Early 20 C
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Materials
Cotton ribbon, felt, beads, thread
Motifs and Patterns
Floral imagery in the beadwork (more characteristic of the Haudenosaunee, but the style in which the flowers are beaded looks like Huron-Wendat)
Condition:
Good. The ribbons are beginning to fall apart on the edges.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
Based on materials and design, Autumn Epple theorizes this pouch dates between 1880 and 1900.
Provenance
Current Location:
Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Paris, France
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
71.1909.19.162.4 D
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
24984
How to Cite this Item
Unknown artist, pouch. Currently in the Musée du quai Branly, 71.1909.19.162.4 D. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip; GRASAC item id 24984.
Approximate Place of Origin