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Moosehair embroidered handerkerchief or glove case, collection acquired from S.H. Harris, Huron-Wendat (Huron), 1860 - 1870.
Nation of Maker:
Huron-Wendat
Nation of Origin
Wendat: Style museum documentation
Place of Origin:
Wendake
Date Made or Date Range:
1860s to 1870
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Materials
Birch bark and moosehair (?), red silk.
Techniques or Format
The front and back are joined by widths of bright red silk. The back is plain, only edged with couched white moosehair. The face is in four pieces like an envelope. Simple sprigs are on the inner flap. Aniline dye purple, white green, yellow, orange, blue. The back and front are joined by the bright red silk. The design is floral sprays,
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
Aniline dye indicates date after 1858.
Provenance
Current Location:
Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
III-H-444
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1914
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Probably Edward Harris
Collection Narratives and Histories
collection acquired from S. E. Harris
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
26562
How to Cite this Item
Item to be cited by catalog number, collection and institution.
Record Creation Context
19/06/08 CMC
Approximate Place of Origin
46.869279102, -71.347896113
Source of Information about Places
Eastern Great Lakes-- Lorette