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Cap bag
Cap bag
Cap bag
Cap bag decorated with floral beadwork, made before 1910. Collected by Frank G. Speck.
Cath Oberholtzer, "Material Culture of the Eeyou (Mistissini- Eastern James Bay Quebec Cree): Local Expression or Regional Style?" Papers of the Thirty-sixth Algonquian Conference. Christoph Wolfart, editor. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba, 312.
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Made of red wool fabric, gold silk binding and ties, glass beads, sinew and thread.
Opening positioned part way down from top edge; no flap.
Floral design incorporating rosebuds and tiny paired leaves has bilateral symmetry. Flowers, leaves and base are outlined with a second colour. Centre of base is a third colour.
Cath Oberholtzer, "Material Culture of the Eeyou (Mistissini- Eastern James Bay Quebec Cree): Local Expression or Regional Style?" Papers of the Thirty-sixth Algonquian Conference. Christoph Wolfart, editor. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba, 312.
Provenance
Cath Oberholtzer, "Material Culture of the Eeyou (Mistissini- Eastern James Bay Quebec Cree): Local Expression or Regional Style?" Papers of the Thirty-sixth Algonquian Conference. Christoph Wolfart, editor. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba, 287-321.
Cath Oberholtzer, "Material Culture of the Eeyou (Mistissini- Eastern James Bay Quebec Cree): Local Expression or Regional Style?" Papers of the Thirty-sixth Algonquian Conference. Christoph Wolfart, editor. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba, 287-321.
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Item to be cited by accession number, collection and institution.
Record created as part of practicum, fall 2008.