Belt

Belt

Belt

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Introduction

Long rectangular panel fully beaded with geometric of blue or red diamonds designs; at each end is a smoked tanned moose hide tab, one tab has a thread loop.

Nation of Maker: Ojibwe Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

Attributed to the Saulteaux Cultural type.

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

summary of description

Materials

cotton muslin, glass beads, moose hide, thread

Techniques or Format

Long rectangular panel, two layers of cotton muslin, front is fully beaded with geometric designs on white background, opaque, semi-translucent and translucent round beads applied with spot-stitched technique, at each end is a smoked tanned moose hide tab, slightly thinner than belt so belt appears to taper at each end, one tab has a black thread loop.

Motifs and Patterns

Blue and red diamonds, Blue and red rectangle at each end, Around circumference is a loop stitch edging of translucent beads.

Original and Subsequent Uses

Belt

Dimensions: 65.5 × 6.7 × 0 cm
Condition: Good, Areas of missing beads, Hide dirty, Residue on beads.
Current Location: Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: HBC 005-15
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: unknown
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Great granddaughter of NMWJ McKenzie
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: Late 19th C; Early 20th C
Previous Collectors: Nathaniel Murdock William John McKenzie
GKS Reference Number: 58895
How to Cite this Item

Manitoba Museum

Approximate Place of Origin

42.7, -92.2

Source of Information about Places

Attributed to either the Northeast Great Lakes-Riverine Geo-cultural area or the Plains.

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