Wall Hanging

Wall Hanging

Wall Hanging

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Introduction

Rectangular, wool panel, cotton lining, multi-coloured beaded floral design, accent beads, sinew & thread spot-stitched , bead hanger attached to top corners.

Nation of Maker: Ojibwe Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

Also attributed to Saulteaux cultural type.

Date Made or Date Range: Late 19th C; Early 20th C
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Summary of catalogue description

Materials

Black Wool (possibly stroud), Cotton, Semi-translucent and translucent round beads, faceted metal beads.

Techniques or Format

Rectangular, Black wool (possibly stroud) top panel, Brown glazed cotton lining sewn to top panel with brown thread, Multi-coloured floral design of opaque, semi-translucent and translucent round beads, metal facetted beads as accents, spot-stitched with sinew and thread, Elaborate detailed beaded designs run length of panel in central area, consisting of flowers (heart, round, pointed petals), calyx buds, berries, tendrils, leaves along translucent spiked double stems that cascade upward from a set of large elongated and heart shaped leaves positioned at the bottom, Leaves also has two types of tendrils radiating outward, Along sides is an inner border of metal facetted beads placed in groups of three, with loop stitch edging of white beads, Hanger is a strand of light green beads, attached to top corners, Second hanger is a loop of cotton string threaded through two holes at top centre of backing, ends of string are tied together to hold it in place.

Motifs and Patterns

Beaded designs run length of panel in central area, Consists of flowers (heart, round, pointed petals), calyx buds, berries, tendrils, leaves along translucent spiked double stems that cascade upward from a set of large elongated and heart shaped leaves positioned at the bottom.

Original and Subsequent Uses

Household Furnishing

Dimensions: 62.4 × 23.8 × 0 cm
Condition: Good, Cloth extremely faded, Areas of missing beads
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Handwritten note in accession file: "Beadwork Wall Hanging, about 1900"

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: HBC 005-35
Collection at Current Location: Hudson's Bay Company Museum Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 2004/01/11
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Great granddaughter of NMWJ McKenzie
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: Late 19th C; Early 20th C
Collection Narratives and Histories

Handwritten note: "Beadwork Wall Hanging, about 1900, Assiniboine+Ojibway=Saulteaux"; Textiles identified by L. Blase, 2007/11/07

GKS Reference Number: 58893
How to Cite this Item

Manitoba Museum

Approximate Place of Origin

42.7, -92.2

Source of Information about Places

Attributed to the Plains Geo-cultural area.