string of beads

string of beads

string of beads

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Introduction

A single strand of white/clear glass beads, on cotton thread. Exchanged between Indigenous people and the French during the fur trade. Collected by Dr. Oronhyatekha; acquired by the ROM in 1911 from the Independent Order of Foresters.

Nation of Maker: French
Nation of Origin

From French through fur trade according to the Dr. O. Catalouge of 1904.

Date Made or Date Range: Late 17 C
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

GRASAC generated

Materials

Coarsely cut tubular glass white beads, tiny bit of reflection, clear, cotton thread

Techniques or Format

Likely strung by collector or museum.

Other Notes

Not very attractive; LD doesn't think that they would have sold well.

Dimensions: 168 × 0 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

April Hawkins; GRASAC trip to Royal Ontario Museum December 15, 2008. Dr. O Catalogue, 1904 "Early Period"

Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 911.3.36
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 56, Item 362. "Strings of White Beads."

GKS Reference Number: 1237
How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, string of beads. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 911.3.36. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 1237.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Record created during a GRASAC trip to Royal Ontario Museum December 15 to 19, 2008. Present in the archaeology lab: Lewis Debassige (LD), Heidi Bohaker (HB), Stacey Loyer (SL), Darlene Johnston (DJ) and April Hawkins (AH).

Approximate Place of Origin

43.6, -71.9

Source of Information about Places

From Venice or near Venice (AH; GRASAC trip to Royal Ontario Museum December 15, 2008.

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