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Introduction

sash, wool, collected by Charles Alston Messiter, purchased at Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc, New York, 1700s.

Date Made or Date Range: 1700s

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Materials

wool, opaque white beads

Techniques or Format

Rectangular in shape, tightly finger woven of hard textured yarns
- museum documentation

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

18th century - CMC record

Provenance

Current Location: Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: III-X-377

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1982-04-27

Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Charles Alston Messiter

Collection Narratives and Histories

Label written in brown ink: "Belt of an American Indian Chieftain"
Purchased at Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc, New York, 24 April, 1982

About This GRASAC Record

GKS Reference Number: 24554

How to Cite this Item

Item to be cited by catalog number, collection and institution.

Record Creation Context

GRASAC sponsored research trip to the CMC, June 16 to 20. Supported by the SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant, 2007-2010.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Judy Hall (JH), Stacey Loyer (SL), Aaron Mills (AM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Linda Sioui (LS), Anne de Stecher (AS)

Approximate Place of Origin

43.7918, -84.2994

Source of Information about Places

Eastern Great Lakes-- CMC record