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case, scissors
case, scissors
case, scissors
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Introduction
embroidered scissor case, collected by Marius Barbeau, Lorette, Quebec, Huron-Wendat (Huron), 1800s-1912.
Nation of Maker:
Huron-Wendat
Nation of Origin
museum documentation
Date Made or Date Range:
1800s to 1912
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Materials
Tanned skin, moosehair dyed blue and white, babiche thong.
Techniques or Format
This is an embroidered scissors case, the back is of two pieces softly tanned skin, pointed one end and notched at the other, the wide end to form a long heart-like shape. The pieces are sewn together on edges, with padding between them. Babiche thong is looped and sewn on back at top centre.
Condition:
Good
Provenance
Current Location:
Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
III-H-203
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1912
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
C.M.Barbeau
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
26082
How to Cite this Item
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