Glove

Glove

Glove

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Introduction

Smoke tanned moose hide gauntlet gloves, Machine stitched, Decorative bands of lighter coloured hide on wrist seam, Hide fringe, Hand sewn beadwork.

Name of Maker(s): Rosie Bittern
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe Ojibwe
Nation of Origin

from catalogue records

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

from catalogue records

Place of Origin: Berens River First Nation, MB
Date Made or Date Range: Mid 20th C
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Summary of catalogue description

Materials

Smoke tanned moose hide, beads, cotton, flannelette, thread

Techniques or Format

Smoke tanned moose hide gauntlet gloves, beaded decoration, Machine stitched, two stitched parallel tucks down back of hand, decorative bands of lighter coloured hide with saw-toothed edges covering wrist seam and binding edge of cuff, Hide fringe (approx. 8 cm L) sewn into outer side seams of cuff, gauntlet cuff (approx. 20 cm L) backed with stiffened cotton and lined with red, white, and blue striped flannelette.

Motifs and Patterns

Decorative bands of lighter coloured hide with saw-toothed edges covering wrist seam and binding edge of cuff, light red, medium red faceted and white opaque beads (approx. 8 beads/cm) and dark green, light green, dark pink, light pink, yellow, orange and red white heart beads (approx. 5 beads/cm) used to create floral pattern between tuck lines on back of hand and covering most of the surface of the outer side of gauntlet.

Original and Subsequent Uses

personal use

Dimensions: 42 × 26 × 0 cm
Condition: Good, Minor wear and soiling overall consistent with use.
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: H4-2-336 A,B
Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://manitobamuseum.ca/main/collections-research/collections-database/
Collection at Current Location: Cultural Anthropology Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 2013/03/07
Collection Narratives and Histories

Minor wear and soiling overall consistent with use

Exhibition History

MM Gallery exhibit: "We Are All Treaty People"

GKS Reference Number: 58903
How to Cite this Item

Manitoba Museum

Approximate Place of Origin

52.3535, -96.9978

Source of Information about Places

Attributed to Eastern Subarctic Geo-Cultural area.

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