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Wall pocket
Wall pocket
Wall pocket
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Introduction
Wall pocket, Cree or Métis, 19th century, trimmed with pale silk ribbon.
Nation of Maker:
Cree
Nehiyawak (Western Plains Cree)
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
British Museum Catalog Card.
Place of Origin:
Ontario or Manitoba, CAN
Date Made or Date Range:
19 C
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Materials
Made of tanned hide; deer?, silk ribbon; pale blue, silk embroidery thread; red, blue, green.
Techniques or Format
Wall pocket trimmed with pale blue silk ribbon. Floral motif was embroidered on top and bottom section.
Motifs and Patterns
Floral motifs are symmetrical.
Dimensions:
21 × 14 × 0 cm
Condition:
Good.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
British Museum Catalog Card.
Provenance
Current Location:
British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
1936. 1020. 15
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1936
Collection Narratives and Histories
Mrs. F. Kitson
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
25005
How to Cite this Item
Unknown Nêhiyawak/Métis artist, wall pocket. Currently in the British Museum, 1936. 1020. 15. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 25005.
Record Creation Context
Record created as part of practicum, winter 2009.