Wall Hanging
Wall Hanging
Wall Hanging
Rectangular, wool panel, cotton lining, multi-coloured beaded floral design, accent beads, sinew & thread spot-stitched , bead hanger attached to top corners.
Also attributed to Saulteaux cultural type.
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Black Wool (possibly stroud), Cotton, Semi-translucent and translucent round beads, faceted metal beads.
Rectangular, Black wool (possibly stroud) top panel, Brown glazed cotton lining sewn to top panel with brown thread, Multi-coloured floral design of opaque, semi-translucent and translucent round beads, metal facetted beads as accents, spot-stitched with sinew and thread, Elaborate detailed beaded designs run length of panel in central area, consisting of flowers (heart, round, pointed petals), calyx buds, berries, tendrils, leaves along translucent spiked double stems that cascade upward from a set of large elongated and heart shaped leaves positioned at the bottom, Leaves also has two types of tendrils radiating outward, Along sides is an inner border of metal facetted beads placed in groups of three, with loop stitch edging of white beads, Hanger is a strand of light green beads, attached to top corners, Second hanger is a loop of cotton string threaded through two holes at top centre of backing, ends of string are tied together to hold it in place.
Beaded designs run length of panel in central area, Consists of flowers (heart, round, pointed petals), calyx buds, berries, tendrils, leaves along translucent spiked double stems that cascade upward from a set of large elongated and heart shaped leaves positioned at the bottom.
Household Furnishing
Handwritten note in accession file: "Beadwork Wall Hanging, about 1900"
Provenance
Handwritten note: "Beadwork Wall Hanging, about 1900, Assiniboine+Ojibway=Saulteaux"; Textiles identified by L. Blase, 2007/11/07
About This GRASAC Record
Manitoba Museum
42.7, -92.2
Attributed to the Plains Geo-cultural area.