Belt

Belt

Belt

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Introduction

Rectangular loom woven bead panel, Opaque & semi-translucent glass beads in alternating rows of diamonds & crosses on a white background, Knotted ends securing beads.

Nation of Maker: Ojibwe Anishinaabe
Date Made or Date Range: Late 19th C; Early 20th C
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Summary of catalogue description

Materials

glass beads, linen thread

Techniques or Format

Long rectangular loom woven panel; opaque and semi-translucent glass beads, Woven with linen thread warps and wefts, At one end the threads are knotted near beads to hold in place, Both ends have loose threads knotted together.

Motifs and Patterns

Row of alternating diamonds and crosses on a white background, Diamonds are red, navy blue and green with red centre, Crosses are red with navy blue centre, Along top and bottom edges is loop stitch edging of white beads.

Original and Subsequent Uses

Belt

Dimensions: 57.5 × 4.3 × 0 cm
Condition: Good, Beads intact
Current Location: Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: HBC 005-14
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
Previous Collectors: Nathaniel Murdock William John McKenzie
Collection Narratives and Histories

From the personal collection of Nathaniel Murdock William John McKenzie.

GKS Reference Number: 58890
How to Cite this Item

Manitoba Museum

Approximate Place of Origin

42.7, -92.2

Source of Information about Places

Attributed to Northeast Great Lakes-Riverine

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