Beaded flap for a pouch
Beaded flap for a pouch
Beaded flap for a pouch


Introduction
Beaded flap for a pouch, made with black wool fabric, black sateen fabric and silk. Mistissini- Cree pre-1910, collected by Frank G. Speck.
Nation of Maker:
Eeyou (Eastern James Bay Quebec Cree)
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
NMAI catalog card.
Place of Origin:
Mistissini
Date Made or Date Range:
1800s to 1910
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Materials
Made of black wool fabric, black sateen fabric, silk, glass beads, sinew, and thread.
Motifs and Patterns
The organic design has a bilateral symmetry. Two "leaves" are outlined with a second colour, the edge is trimmed with beads.
Original and Subsequent Uses
According to Cath Oberholtzer this item is a flap for a pouch and the orientation is correct, although the NMAI suggests "beadwork for cap" with the flap inverted.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
NMAI catalog card.
Provenance
Current Location:
National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
2/8914
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
26427
How to Cite this Item
Item to be cited by accession number, collection and institution.
Record Creation Context
Record created as part of practicum, fall 2008.