tray, calling card

tray, calling card

tray, calling card

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Introduction

A Huron-Wendat moosehair embroidered birchbark tray for calling cards. Given to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1992 by Marshall Becker.

Nation of Maker: Huron-Wendat
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Museum documentation.

Materials

birchbark; moosehair, white and dyed brown, orange, blue, green and maroon.

Techniques or Format

Two layers of birchbark sewn together, square flat bottom, four sloping sides sewn to the base. The upper layer of bark is embroidered with moosehair. Tray is made of two layers of birchbark sewn together; white moose hair has been used in the stitching. The tray has a square flat bottom.

Motifs and Patterns

The tray is embroidered with moosehair in images of animals, birds, native men, women, and plants.

Dimensions: 21 × 17.7 × 0 cm
Current Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 92-12-9
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1992
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Gift of Marshall Becker
Collection Narratives and Histories

Given to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1992 by Marshall Becker.

GKS Reference Number: 26670
Record Creation Context

GRASAC study visit, participants: David Penney, Ruth Phillips, Stacey Loyer, William Wierzbowski, December 3, 2009

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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