Gambling and Cree Indians celebrating a Dog Feast. Rupert's Land 13 Sept. '57

Gambling and Cree Indians celebrating a Dog Feast. Rupert's Land 13 Sept. '57

Gambling and Cree Indians celebrating a Dog Feast. Rupert's Land 13 Sept. '57

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Introduction

This watercolour painting by George Seton depicts a Cree celebration of the Dog Feast, with a scene of a gambling game. It was painted in 1862 and is from the William Henry Edward Napier collection.

Nation of Maker: Cree
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Library and Archives Canada record

Date Made or Date Range: 1862-04-17
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Library and Archives Canada record

Materials

watercolour

Techniques or Format

The Seton sketchbook is both a sketchbook and an album. The drawings on the pages are numbered 1950-63-1.1 to 1.19. The other items are glued onto pages. These are numbered 1950-63-2 to 9.

Motifs and Patterns

This is an image of Cree Indians celebrating a Dog Feast, with a scene of gambling game on the left.

Other Notes

Sketchbook: "Sketches by Major Seton", folio 8 recto, drawn directly on the page. This sketchbook was paginated by the artist. This is page: 15.

Rupert's Land 13 Sept. 57, Gambling (unverified).

Dimensions: 93.25 × 53.25 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Library and Archives Canada record

Current Location: Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Mikan no. 2837787
Link to Institution's Collections Database: collectionscanada.gc.ca
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1950
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1830s-1875
Collection Narratives and Histories

William Henry Edward Napier (1829-1894) was born in Canada, the son of Duncan Campbell Napier, personal secretary to Lord Elgin. He trained as a civil engineer and worked on the development of the country's first railways. He was also an accomplished painter in watercolour. In 1857 and 1858, he served as chief engineer on the Canadian Government Exploring Expedition between Lake Superior and the Red River settlement.

GKS Reference Number: 611
Approximate Place of Origin

47.4, -88.2

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