cuffs

cuffs

cuffs

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Introduction

cuffs with beaded flower design, possibly souvenir, collected by Edward Sapir, "dancing bracelets from George Gibson", Onkwehonwe (Hodenosaunee, Iroquois), Six Nations Reserve, Brantford, Ontario, 1880s - 1911.

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

museum documentation

Place of Origin: Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Date Made or Date Range: 1880s to 1911
Materials

red woolen stroud, black silk edging, small translucent beads, small black beads, cylindrical black and grey translucent beads (bugle beads), lining is coarse beige unbleached cotton. NB: Cloth ID definitive according to CMC textile conservator JHughes.

Techniques or Format

Raised beadwork.

Motifs and Patterns

Motifs are floral. JBrant says tourist piece.

Original and Subsequent Uses

Although these look like cuffs, the catalog card states "dancing bracelets from George Gibson" suggesting that they are part of a dance outfit. - Dr. Ruth Phillips

Other Notes

JBrant says tourist piece.

Dimensions: 8.8 × 19.5 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Collected in 1911.
The cuffs look worn and probably were made earlier

Current Location: Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: III-I-36a-b
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1911
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1911
Collection Narratives and Histories

Acquired by Sapir for the Museum of Man.
Catalog card states "dancing bracelets from George Gibson"

GKS Reference Number: 26209
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

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

Approximate Place of Origin

43.7918, -84.2994

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