ornament, panel

ornament, panel

ornament, panel

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Introduction

Ornamental panel of loomed quill work. Northern Anishinaabeg or Cree, made between 1750 and 1815. Donated to the British Museum by Engligh ethnologist Henry Christy between 1860 and 1869.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe Cree
Nation of Origin

Northern Anishinaabeg or Cree, based upon style.

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Created from information found in the British Museum object catalogue and observations made by the GRASAC research team.

Materials

A panel of unsmoked hide decorated with porcupine quills in red faded to orange, blue, white and light blue, edged with white beads. Both sides have a fringe of black and yellow elongated beads and red and white pony beads, with red woolen tassles and twisted thongs that are red, possibly coloured with ochre.

Techniques or Format

Sewn, decorated with quillwork and beadwork.

Motifs and Patterns

Five concentric squares separated by four bars.

Dimensions: 13.3 × 3.5 × 0 cm
Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am.2585
Collection at Current Location: Christy Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1860s
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Henry Christy
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1856-1860
Collection Narratives and Histories

Donated to the British Museum by English ethnologist Henry Christy between 1860 and 1869.

Publication History

JCH King, 'Thunderbird and Lightning,' (British Museum Press, 1982) p.53.

GKS Reference Number: 26849
How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, ornament, panel. Currently in the British Museum, Am.2585. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 26849.

Record Creation Context

This record was created as part of a Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC) research trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum, December 8-22 2007, funded by a grant from the International Opportunities fund of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Heidi Bohaker (HB), John Borrows (JB), Lindsay Borrows (LB), Darlene Johnston (DJ), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Cory Willmott (CW).

Approximate Place of Origin

43.6, -71.9

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