Tray, calling card

Tray, calling card

Tray, calling card

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Introduction

This relative, a moosehair embroidered birchbark tray, is an example of naakaans (birchbark handicraft), which features figures, birds, and flowers. Although the precise origins of this item are not clear, it is believed to have connections to the Huron-Wendat, and was transferred from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, to the National Museum of Ireland in the second half of the nineteenth century. 

This relative currently resides in the National Museum of Ireland.

Name of Maker(s): Unrecorded
Maker role: Artist
Nation of Maker: Huron-Wendat
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

GRASAC research notes.

Date Made or Date Range: 1850-1899
Materials

birchbark, moosehair, thread

Dimensions: 20.5 × 26 × 4.5 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

GRASAC research notes from visit to the National Museum of Ireland on July 23, 2010.

Current Location: National Museum of Ireland
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1890.709
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1890
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, presented by Miss Baker
Collection Narratives and Histories

Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, presented by Miss Baker

Source for Provenance information

National Museum of Ireland documentation.

Comment on Source of Exhibition & Publication Data

Old museum label states: "TRAY with shaped edge; birch-bark worked with figures, birds, / and blossoms in dyed quills, by French Canadians. / N. America. H. 1 1/2 in., L 10 1/4 in., W. 8 in. Presented by / Miss Baker to, and transferred from, the Royal Botanic / Gardens, Glasnevin. 709.-1890."

GKS Reference Number: 27001
How to Cite this Item

Maker, Name unrecorded. Tray, calling card. GRASAC ID: 27001. National Museum of Ireland Collection, 1890.709.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

This record was augmented by Dana Murray on November 23, 2024. It was informed by notes and photographs collected during a GRASAC research trip to the National Museum of Ireland on July 23, 2010. Participants included Alan Corbiere, Ruth Phillips, Crystal Migwans, Nikolaus Stolle, and Rachel Head, who were assisted by Padraig Clancy and Emma Crosby.

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