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Sash-Ceinture perlée
Sash-Ceinture perlée
Sash-Ceinture perlée
This relative, a sash-ceinture perlée, was made by the Huron-Wendat of Lorette in Quebec. Although its precise origins are uncertain, museum documentation indicates that this relative dates from the early nineteenth century. It is composed of dark blue, green, and red wool yarn as well as white glass beads.
This relative currently resides in the National Museum of Ireland.
Phillips, Ruth. Patterns of Power. Kleinburg, ON: McMichael Canadian Collection, 1984.
Read More About This Relative
Wool yarn, dark blue, green, red; white glass beads.
Braided in three sections sewn together.
Patterns of Power exhibition catalogue indicates that this relative originates in the early nineteenth century.
Provenance
National Museum of Ireland documentation.
Phillips, Ruth. Patterns of Power. Kleinburg, ON: McMichael Canadian Collection, 1984.
About This GRASAC Record
Maker, Name unrecorded. Sash-ceinture perlée. GRASAC ID 1249. National Museum of Ireland Collection NMI 1902.514.
This record draws on images and information recorded in Ruth Phillips's book, Patterns of Power. Kleinburg, ON: McMichael Canadian Collection, 1984. It was augmented by Dana Murray on August 17, 2025.
Made by the Huron-Wendat of Lorette, a community in the Eastern Great Lakes.