Vest

Vest

Vest

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Introduction

Under lined front & back black panels, beige muslin lining, 7 metallic buttons closure, applied symmetrical multi-coloured floral overlay seed beads show Ojibwa double curve motif

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe Ojibwe
Nation of Origin

Catalogue records

Place of Origin: Fort Frances, ON
Date Made or Date Range: Late 19th C
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Summary of Description in Catalogue records

Materials

velvet ?, muslin, cotton, synthetic fabric, seed beads, metal

Techniques or Format

Hand sewn; Front panels under-lined with white cotton, entire vest lined with beige muslin; 7 gold coloured metallic buttons, hand sewn button holes; Applied multi-coloured floral overlay seed bead design.

Motifs and Patterns

Paired, mirror image, underlined with green and white print cotton, front panels; Back panel made of black synthetic cloth, underlined with dark blue and white print cotton; Entire vest lined with beige muslin; All edges trimmed with medium blue bias tape; Design vertically symmetrical and show Ojibwa double curve motif; Vest closed by 7 gold coloured metallic buttons sewn on one side, and 7 hand sewn buttonholes adjacent; Buttons have raised anchor and rope design.

Original and Subsequent Uses

vest

Dimensions: 54.6 × 49.5 × 0 cm
Condition: Good, Some of lining torn, Some beadwork broken.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Catalogue records

Current Location: Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: H4-11-70
Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://manitobamuseum.ca/main/collections-research/collections-database/
Collection at Current Location: Cultural Anthropology Collection
GKS Reference Number: 58794
How to Cite this Item

Manitoba Museum

Approximate Place of Origin

48.6086, -93.403

Source of Information about Places

Catalogue records attribute this vest to the Northeast Great Lakes-Riverine Geo-Cultural area.

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