brooch, trade silver

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Introduction

Circular brooch made of trade silver with scalloped edges. Circular hole in the centre is surrounded by ten smaller perforated circles. Dr. Oronhyatekha Ethnology collection.

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

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Materials

Silver

Techniques or Format

Concavo-convex silver, perforated.

Motifs and Patterns

Scalloped edging, and ten small circular perforations surround the central circular opening.

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 cm

Condition: Pin missing

Provenance

Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 911.3.185, HD 6330

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1911

Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Independent Order of Foresters

Publication History

F. Barlow Cumberland, Catalogue and Notes of the Oronhyatekha Historical Collection (Toronto: Independent Order of Foresters, 1904), p 65, Item 408. "Silver buckle, large, scalloped edging, perforated with ten circles."

About This GRASAC Record

GKS Reference Number: 1539

How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, brooch, trade silver. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 911.3.185. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 1539.

Record Creation Context

Record created as a result of a GRASAC-sponsored research trip to the Royal Ontario Museum, December 15-19, 2008. Research costs supported by a SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant (2007-2010, Ruth Phillips, PI). Record created during post-trip clean up by project RA Lisa Truong, under the supervision of Heidi Bohaker.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.6, -71.9

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