Materials

Beaded panels on heavy black cotton cloth, Beads: white, pink, blue purple, yellow, red, beige, black, semi-translucent purple, light blue, red dark gold, Green silk ribbon trim, Liner: printed red and white cotton.

Techniques or Format

Hand sewn throughout with overlaid spot appliqué stitches, All sewing done in white and blue thread (hem and blanket stitch).

Motifs and Patterns

Beadwork panels on front and back applied to red and white print trade cloth backing, Green leaves and multi-petalled coloured flowers placed along double line black stem, Floral design set against solid white background, Panels edged completely with double line of black beads and outer row of spaced blocks of four to five white beads on sides, and undulating row of similar beads along top edge, Pairs of large brownish and gold glass beads sewn in top edge beadwork and also occur singly or in triplet at side ribbon tabs and top side edges, Beads are opaque, semi-translucent, and crystal, All edges of bag sewn with borders of green silk ribbon, Intertwined single line loops of purple semi-translucent and light blue translucent beads dangle from bottom edge, Strap decorated with spaced pairs large brownish gold glass beads sewn down centre with beige cotton thread, Strap completely bordered on two sides with outer single line of red opaque bead with inner border of spaced blocks of white opaque beads sewn in groups of four.

Original and Subsequent Uses

To hold personal contents for special occasions.

Other Notes

sides of panel sloping slightly out top to bottom

Dimensions: 27 × 33.5 × 0 cm

Condition: Poor, Tears in green ribbon edging, Ribbon badly frayed and torn.

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Recycled older beadwork

Current Location: Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: H4-0-422

Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://manitobamuseum.ca/main/collections-research/collections-database/

Collection at Current Location: Cultural Anthropology Collection

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1980/05/03

Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Mr. William Sale was an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company who worked on the east side of Lake Winnipeg.

Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1920/1960

Previous Collectors: William Sale

Collection Narratives and Histories

Beadwork identical to type found on bandolier bags. Construction of bag indicates that the beaded panels were possibly recycled from a previous piece.

GKS Reference Number: 26898

How to Cite this Item

Manitoba Museum

Record Creation Context

Summer internship 2013; Revisions created by T. Worth July 2019, 2021.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Photos taken by Dr Cory Willmott.