Materials

wood, wool stroud, hide thong, flanelette, glass beads;

Techniques or Format

Long rectangular wood board; Two hearts cut out at top; Bent wood head guard with hide braces on both sides of end; Painted red; Bag is black wool stroud, two piece construction; Bag has full beaded front on both sides; Hide thong tie laced in criss-cross pattern; Lined with striped flannelette; Bottom of bag attached to U-shaped board piece on inside with hide thong using a running stitch; Board has rounded top; U-shaped board attached to cradleboard at five points using hide ties

Motifs and Patterns

Long rectangular wood board, painted red, has two hearts cut out at top; bag has full beaded front, floral pattern running along white double stem between two rows; Front opening is brown llama braid border; Striped flannelette lining; Machine and hand sewn

Original and Subsequent Uses

used to carry a baby

Other Notes

also known as a Tikinaagan

Dimensions: 86.4 × 28.6 × 45.9 cm

Condition: Very good, Paint worn in areas Beads still intact, Hide tie secured, Lining slightly worn.

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

from catalogue records

Current Location: Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: HBC 1711

Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://manitobamuseum.ca/main/collections-research/collections-database/

Collection at Current Location: Hudson's Bay Company Museum Collection

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1994

Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Part of Hudson's Bay Company Museum Collection donated to the Manitoba Museum by the HBC.

Previous Collectors: HBC Fur Trade Department

Collection Narratives and Histories

Secured from Sand Point by Manager of HBC Fur Trade Post at Nipigon, Ontario.

Source for Provenance information

from catalogue records

Exhibition History

long term exhibition in the Hudson's Bay Company Gallery, Manitoba Museum

GKS Reference Number: 58786

How to Cite this Item

Manitoba Museum