earring
earring
earring
Place of Origin:
Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Date Made or Date Range:
/1912
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Materials
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Other Notes
Earring, single, silver. Made for pierced ears with hinged ear wire. Has two pendants - teardrop shaped, engraved front and back with double curve motif. Circular clasp for ear wire, incised with lines radiating from central point.;;
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
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Provenance
Current Location:
Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
III-I-706
Collection Narratives and Histories
1912/04 - 1912/07, Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, Canada, (Waugh) Two complete earrings and four pendants for same. J. and M. Huskin. (Note in old catalogue reads: "Heirlooms, said to be considerably more than 100 years old.)
Sources to Learn More
Barbeau, M., "Indian Trade Silver", THE BEAVER December 1942, p.11.
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
26588
Approximate Place of Origin