Hood
Collection ID:
1991.L8
Collection:
Ethnography
Possibly made by the same woman who made the leggings (1991.L9). Similar five petal-flower motif. Floral design. Red and blue stroud tassel at point. Trimmed with long beaded fringe of red, white, turquoise and blue beads, with a looped end. These beads are strung onto sinew. Lined with brown velvet. Blue ribbon tip at edge.
textiles
Physical attributes
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Material | Cloth |
Production
Originator | Cree |
Technique | Beadwork |
Date (general) | 19th century, brought back to Stromness in the 1870s |
Place | Canada |
Field collection
Collector | Watt, William S |
Place | Canada |