Materials

1 warp strands of tanned hide thongs, wampum shell beads, weft commercial thread

Motifs and Patterns

large hexagons (11) alternating with diamonds (9) with an interesting checkerboard motif at each end (6 of each) appears to be balanced in terms of number of white and purple beads. RP: "odd" in terms of design field - crowded. If you look at it as if the design motif is white, the motifs are in fact hourglass motifs, which could therefore be Anishinaabe. Possibly.

Dimensions: 131 × 0 × 0 cm

Condition: JMoses: Good general condition, no significant loses or damage. But evidence of previous museum repair.

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

18th C attribution by Ted Brasser.

Current Location: Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: III-X-234

Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Arthur Speyer

Collection Narratives and Histories

Came via collection of the Earl of Warwick, Warwick Castle. Who was the Earl of Warwick? What wars/conflicts were these guys involved in? JHall says no Earl of Warwick in NA during this period. So find the younger son.

GKS Reference Number: 25600

How to Cite this Item

Item to be cited by catalog number, collection and institution.

Record Creation Context

GRASAC sponsored research trip to the CMC, June 16 to 20. Supported by the SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant, 2007-2010.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Jonathan Lainey (JL), Ruth Phillips (RP), Judy Hall (JH), Stacey Loyer (SL), Anne de Stecher (AS), Heidi Bohaker (HB), Aaron Mills (AM), Janis Monture (JM), John Moses (JMoses) and Jameson Brant (JBrant).