sash, wool

sash, wool

sash, wool

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Introduction

sash, wool, collected by Dr. Edward Sapir, 1911, Onkwehonwe (Hodenosaunee, Iroquois, Cayuga), Six Nations Reserve, Brantford, Ontario, 1900s.

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: 1800s to 1910
Materials

red and blue commercial yarn, white glass beads

Techniques or Format

finger weaving, beads sewn on. Beads sewn into warp ends to give a dotted effect.

Motifs and Patterns

chained diamonds in two parallel rows, alternating diamonds and lines. AM: where design is strong on one side, is weak on the other (strength as a measure of visible prominence). Appears to be a deliberate design stage.

Original and Subsequent Uses

described as "Iroquois lord belt"

Dimensions: 120 × 13 × 0 cm
Condition: good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Could be earlier, but also just as likely to have been made at time of purchase. Needs to be dated by the yarn. Card says date of manufacture 1910?

Current Location: Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: III-I-46
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1911
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1911
GKS Reference Number: 27260
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

Researchers present: 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

43.0703, -80.1184

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