hair ornament

hair ornament

hair ornament

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Introduction

Late 20th century oval shaped hair ornament with removable pin decorated with floral beadwork, possibly depicting a red rose design. Made by Archie LaVallie, Anishinaabe from Montana or North Dakota around 1998 and collected by Pieter Hovens during a field trip in 1998.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

Museum documentation indicates: "Chippewa"

Place of Origin: Montana, or North Dakota, USA
Date Made or Date Range: ca. 1998
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Museum documentation, GRASAC generated

Materials

Commercially treated black leather or fabric (?); seed beads (red, white, black, green, transparent); white commercial thread; possibly white fabric(?); wood(?) or plastic(?).

Techniques or Format

Floral beadwork secured to possibly white fabric panel(?) with white commercial thread and backed with possibly commercially treated black leather or fabric(?). There are two holes on either side of the ornament holding the stick or "pin" in place, and both are reinforced with rings of black leather or fabric(?) sewn to the hair ornament backing. The removable pin has one pointed end and is made of possibly wood or plastic(?). It is decorated with beadwork and looped beaded fringe which is removable on the pointed end of the pin.

Motifs and Patterns

Floral imagery, possibly red rose, with green leaves, against a white background.

Dimensions: 20 × 0 × 0 cm
Condition: Very good, all beadwork intact
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Museum documentation

Current Location: Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden, Netherlands
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 5910-15
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1998
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Pieter Hovens
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1998
Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by Pieter Hovens during field trip

GKS Reference Number: 26795
Approximate Place of Origin

47.0651, -104.05799

Source of Information about Places

Museum documentation indicates: "Montana or North Dakota"

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