chatelaine bag

chatelaine bag

chatelaine bag

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Introduction

Small bag, Chatelaine. Haudenosaunee.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

Haudenosaunee: Style

Materials

Base is dark brown velvet material-- red cotton or linen edging around body-- red silk ribbon edging around top opening-- translucsent white, white, dusty rose, sky blue and dark blue, mustard yellow, translucent gold, yellow, 2 shades of green, transluscent red size 12 and 13 seed beeds-- used to be gold sequins-- strap coarsley woven cotton brown

Techniques or Format

Strap is sewn on the outside of box in between the red edging-- beading is on a paper pattern-- cream coloured cotton or linen fabric on the underside of flap and striped lining the bag-- beading is couched at 4 o5 beads-- line of looped fringe along bottom-- line of beading along edge of flaps-- base material is 2 separate pieces sewn together (hard to say because the inside is lined and edging is covering seams)

Motifs and Patterns

Floral motif-- each flower is done with 2 shades of the same colour (monochromatic shading)-- ribbon decorating the bag opening is slightly gathered (maybe in part due to the current condition of the bag)-- sequins attached to the bag with a single bead in the centre are interspersed filling the negative space of the floral elemants-- 2 parallel lines border on both sides of the flap and body of bag

Dimensions: 36 × 0 × 0 cm
Condition: Good - red edging has some deterioration
Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am,+.6994
GKS Reference Number: 25464
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Haudenosaunee artist, coat. Currently in the British Museum, Am,+.6994. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 25464

Approximate Place of Origin

43.7918, -84.2994