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Introduction

bow, Red River Métis , made before 1816. Probably used in Battle of Seven Oaks.

Nation of Maker: Métis
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Sherry Farrell Racette.

Place of Origin: Minnesota, USA
Date Made or Date Range: 1800s to 1816
Materials

Made of wood, snakeskin, quill*, beads,linen.

Techniques or Format

This wooden bow was covered on one side with snakeskin and both ends are bound with red, yellow, green and pink bird quill. Sherry Farrell Racette thinks that the term quill is more accurate than what the museum catalog card uses, which used the term cane.

Original and Subsequent Uses

With the museum record was a note that stated it was used in attack by Red River Indians during the Rebellion of 1867. Bristol Museum Catalog Card. However, Sherry Farrell Racette notes that this is false and that it was most likely used in the Battle of Seven Oaks.

Condition: worn.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

While the museum record states that this was used in 1867, and therefore created at a later date, Sherry Farrel Racette notes that this attribution is false. She notes that it was probably used at the Battle of Seven Oaks in 1816 (SFR).

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: EA 9705 G
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1935
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1800s
Collection Narratives and Histories

Mrs. M.H. Clayton

GKS Reference Number: 25515
How to Cite this Item

Item to be cited by Catalog Number, Collection and Institution.

Record Creation Context

Record created as part of practicum for winter 2009.

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