- Other Name
- BLANKET STRIP
- Date Range From
- 1890
- Date Range To
- 1900
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- BUCKSKIN, BEADS, SINEW
- Catalogue Number
- P19739145000
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- BLANKET STRIP
- Date Range From
- 1890
- Date Range To
- 1900
- Materials
- BUCKSKIN, BEADS, SINEW
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Length
- 106.7
- Width
- 8.9
- Description
- GEOMETRIC BEADWORK PATTERN WITH CROSS IN CIRCLE MOTIF REGULARLY SPACED. BACKED ON BUCKSKIN. ARTIFACT APPEARS COMPLETE. BEADS ARE RED, GREEN, WHITE, BLUE, YELLOW. BUCKSKIN BACKING SOILED, WORN. SEE CONSERVATION REPORT. *NOTE* LOOSE TASSELS
- Subjects
- BEDDING
- PERSONAL GEAR
- INDIGENOUS
- Historical Association
- DECORATIVE ARTS
- ETHNOGRAPHIC
- History
- DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION METHOD INDICATE SIOUX ORIGINS. BLANKET STRIPS ORIGINAL USE TO JOIN A BUFFALO ROBE USED AS A BLANKET. WITH TRADE BLANKETS, STRIPS BECAME MORE DECORATIVE THAN FUNCTIONAL, OFTEN USED TO JOIN COURTING BLANKETS OF DIFFERENT COLORS. STRIPS OVER TIME BECAME LARGER IN WIDTH & FANCIER. MAY HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH SIOUX IN CANADA, OR TRADED/GIFT TO ALBERTA NATIVE.
- Catalogue Number
- P19739145000
- Acquisition Date
- 1973-
- Collection
- Museum
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