beaded pouch

beaded pouch

beaded pouch

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Introduction

Beaded pouch with floral motifs. Haudenosaunee, possibly from Six Nations of the Grand River. Donated by Mrs. Rose Hais of Duck Bay, Ontario, in 1968.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Stylistic features. As well, the museum's archival records state the bag came "perhaps from Six Nations."

Place of Origin: Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Date Made or Date Range: Early 20 C to Mid 20 C
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

ROM records.

Materials

Black velvet or felt, red cotton tape, seed beads in translucent white, opaque white, pink, red, yellow, translucent yellow, light blue/grey, violet, paper pattern, glazed cotton, black and beige thread.

Motifs and Patterns

Floral motifs. Motifs on both sides are identical, except that one side has three small stars (two crosses and one six pointed) on the bottom right.

Dimensions: 0 × 18.5 × 22 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

The museum's record states the bag was made in the early twentieth century.

Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 968.230.1
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1968-08-15
Collection Narratives and Histories

Bequeathed to the Royal Ontario Museum on August 15, 1968 by Mrs. Rose Hais of Duck Bay, Port Stanton, Sparrow Lake, Ontario (near Orillia).

GKS Reference Number: 24867
How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, beaded pouch. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 968.230.1. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 24867.

Record Creation Context

Created from a research trip to the Royal Ontario Museum in the Spring of 2009, as part of for Stacey Loyer's preliminary thesis research.

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