Silver buckle

Silver buckle

Silver buckle

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Introduction

Circular brooch made of trade silver with scalloped edges. Crescent-, heart- and oval-shaped openings, and engraved lines surround large circular perforation in the centre. Dr. Oronhyatekha Ethnology collection.

Nation of Maker: None
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

GRASAC generated

Materials

Silver

Techniques or Format

Silver engraved and perforated.

Motifs and Patterns

Scalloped edges, large circular perforation. Crescent-shaped openings form scalloped edging. Oval and heart-shaped perforations. Engraved lines that surround the large central perforation create possible equal armed cross shape.

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 cm
Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 911.3.191, HD 6337
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1911
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Independent Order of Foresters
Publication History

F. Barlow Cumberland, Catalogue and Notes of the Oronhyatekha Historical Collection (Toronto: Independent Order of Foresters, 1904), p 65, Item 407. "Silver buckle, large, perforated, crescent edging."

GKS Reference Number: 518
Record Creation Context

Record created as a result of a GRASAC-sponsored research trip to the Royal Ontario Museum, December 15-19, 2008. Research costs supported by a SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant (2007-2010, Ruth Phillips, PI). Record created during post-trip clean up by project RA Lisa Truong, under the supervision of Heidi Bohaker.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.7918, -84.2994

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