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Ornament. Haudenosaunee, Cayuga. Collected by Reverend Dr. William Sparrow Simpson from Six Nations Reservation in Ontario. Donated to the British Museum in 1896 by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

Listed as Cayuga in the British Museum object catalogue.

Place of Origin: Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Created from information in the British Museum object cataloge.

Materials

Three hollow cylindrical wooden tubes decorated with porcupine quills dyed dark blue or black, light blue, green red and white, red woolen yarn, red dyed deer hair, hide and metal cones. A bit of red stroud is attached to one part.

Techniques or Format

Hollow wooden tubes are quill-wrapped.

Dimensions: 33 × 1.2 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Acquired British Museum by the in 1896.

Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am1896,-.15
Collection at Current Location: Christy Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1896
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by Reverend Dr. William Sparrow Simpson from the Six Nations Reservation in Ontario. In 1896, it was donated to the British Museum by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks.

GKS Reference Number: 26952
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Haudenosaunee artist, ornament. Currently in the British Museum, Am1896,-.15. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 26952.

Record Creation Context

This record was created as part of a Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC) research trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum, December 8-22 2007, funded by a grant from the International Opportunities fund of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Heidi Bohaker (HB), John Borrows (JB), Lindsay Borrows (LB), Darlene Johnston (DJ), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Cory Willmott (CW).

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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