Burden strap

Burden strap

Burden strap

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Introduction

A burden moosehair embroidered strap collected by British Army officer Jasper Grant between 1800, probably Hodenosaunee or Huron-Wendat

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee Huron-Wendat
Nation of Origin

Hodenosaunee or Huron-Wendat; Patterns of Power

Date Made or Date Range: 1800-1809
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Patterns of Power

Materials

Indian hemp (apocynum); glass beads; moosehair, yellow, blue, green-blue, light and deep orange, natural white.

Techniques or Format

The moosehair was wrapped around the weft threads of the twined strap- false embroidery technique.

Motifs and Patterns

Great Lakes geometric designs; the design of one of the straps is varied by doubling the scale of the design units of the other.

Other Notes

The burden straps were worn so that the wider decorated central section was visible across the forehead.

NS: argues that the decorative material is porcupine quills rather than moosehair

Dimensions: 57.5 × 4.8 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Patterns of Power

Current Location: National Museum of Ireland
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1902.334
Collection at Current Location: Jasper Grant Collection
Publication History

Phillips, Ruth. Patterns of Power. Kleinburg, On.: McMichael Canadian Collection, 1984.

GKS Reference Number: 27127
Record Creation Context

GRASAC Research trip to National Museum of Ireland July 22 2010. Participants, Alan Corbiere, Ruth Phillips, Crystal Migwans, Nicholas Stolle, assisted by Padraig Clancy and Emma Crosby

Approximate Place of Origin

43.3, -78.1

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