Belt

Belt

Belt

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Introduction

Loom woven bead panel, geometric design, feathers & arrows, two green & black diamonds at end, border of medium blue beads, thin brown leather end strips.

Nation of Maker: Potawatomi Odawa Ojibwe Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

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Place of Origin: Manitoulin Island, ON
Date Made or Date Range: Late 19th C; Early 20th C
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

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Materials

Cotton strings, opaque and semi-translucent glass beads, leather

Techniques or Format

Long rectangular loom woven panel, Opaque and semi-translucent glass beads, woven with cotton string warps and wefts, Design consists of geometric designs on a white background, Around circumference is an inner border of medium blue beads, End pieces are thin strips of brown leather.

Motifs and Patterns

Designs alternate between either one type of green and black feathers and arrows, other type of red diamond with opposing arrows on top and bottom, At each end are two green and black diamonds.

Original and Subsequent Uses

Belt

Dimensions: 78.5 × 3.6 × 0 cm
Condition: Very good, Beads intact
Current Location: Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: HBC 005-12
Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://manitobamuseum.ca/main/collections-research/collections-database/
Collection at Current Location: Hudson's Bay Company Museum Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 2004/01/11
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: private collector
Previous Collectors: N.M.W.J. McKenzie
Collection Narratives and Histories

Once owned by Nathaniel Murdock William John McKenzie (1856-1943) was born in Stromness, Orkney Islands. He took a contract with the HBC in 1876 as a carpenter serving at Fort Ellice in Southwestern Manitoba. He rose through the ranks from this position to Post Manager, Clerk in Charge, Clerk and Trader, and finally District Manager for the Lake Huron and Lake Superior regions. He retired briefly June 1, 1893 and then returned into the service until 1914. During his employment, he worked in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and in the northern Great Lakes region.

GKS Reference Number: 58882
How to Cite this Item

Manitoba Museum

Approximate Place of Origin

45.7335, -82.1694

Source of Information about Places

attributed to Northeast Great Lakes-Riverine

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