sleeves, girl's (1)

sleeves, girl's (1)

sleeves, girl's (1)

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Introduction

Bungi or Plains Ojibwa girl's sleaves made from black twill, stroud and silk ribbons with extensive symmetrical geometric lattice motif and crosses. Collected by D. Cadzow in Manitoba, 1925.

Nation of Origin

Bungi, Plains Ojibwa, Saulteaux

Place of Origin: Long Plains and Swan Lake First Nations
Date Made or Date Range: 1900s to 1925
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

NMAI records and physical examination by Cory Willmott and Ann McMullen, July 2007.

Materials

Black silk twill, black stroud, black cotton sateen silk ribbons, size 11 glass seed beads (mustard yellow, transparent clear, white, orange, medium green, clear red, greasy turquoise, white heart rose, clear green), cotton canvas

Techniques or Format

two rectangles of fabric (black sateen layered with black stroud ) held together in middle by small piece of overlay beaded canvas; rectangles of black silk twill attached to either side of sateen/twill panels to form sleeves. Ribbons laid over the stroud base, then beaded.

Motifs and Patterns

Linear, lattice motif beadwork: seven vertical panels and two horizontal on each side. Ribbons stripes on cuffs

Original and Subsequent Uses

CW: crosses on clothing usually are references to Midewiwin.

Other Notes

CW, AMcM examination

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

NMAi records of collection.

Current Location: National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 142483.00
Collection at Current Location: Cadzow
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1/1/1925
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: D. Cadzow
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: ca 1925
Collection Narratives and Histories

Cadzow, Donald A.

GKS Reference Number: 26354
Record Creation Notes/Observations

This record was created on site at NMAI by the GRASAC members listed below. Ann McMullen and Pat Nietfeld of NMAI supported the research onsite. Cory Willmott's research was funded by a grant from the American Philosophical Society. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville provided Cory with an RA, Ceara Horsley, in Fall 2008 to work on GRASAC data entry. (CH)

Approximate Place of Origin

49.818, -98.5218

Source of Information about Places

Manitoba, Canada. Long Plains and Swan Lake First Nations reserve.

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