hair ornament, pair

hair ornament, pair

hair ornament, pair

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Introduction

A pair of Anishinaabe hair ornaments possibly made of ermine fur(?) and beaded medallions featuring an emanating six pointed starburst motif. Medallions are backed with metal clasps sewn to tanned hide for securing to hair. Created by Wendy Kaufman, from The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe in Winsconsin. Collected by Pieter Hovens during a field trip in 2009.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

Museum documentation indicates: "Chippewa"

Place of Origin: The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, Winsconsin
Date Made or Date Range: ca. 2005
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Museum documentation, GRASAC generated

Materials

four pieces of fur, possibly ermine(?); tanned hide, possibly deer(?); beads, in bright orange, light orange, yellow, light blue, white, translucent blue; metal clasp; white thread

Techniques or Format

Each hair ornament is made of two pieces of fur sewn together and secured to the back of a beaded medallion. Medallion is backed with possibly tanned deer hide(?), and a metal clasp is attached with white thread.

Motifs and Patterns

A six pointed starburst in the centre of the medallion emanates out into seventeen points

Dimensions: 38 × 16.5 × 0 cm
Condition: Excellent
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Museum documentation

Current Location: Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden, Netherlands
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 6145-4
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 2009
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Pieter Hovens
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 2009
Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by Pieter Hovens during a field trip in 2009

GKS Reference Number: 27078
Approximate Place of Origin

45.8671, -91.3363

Source of Information about Places

Museum documentation

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