NECKLACE

Description: 2 STRANDS OF BEADS (SOLID BLUE WITH SOLID BLACK IN CENTRE) STRUNG ON BUCKSKIN. 1 BLACK BEAD IS FACETED, ANOTHER IS A MODERN MOULDED BEAD. (MOULD MARK).

History: 22 OCTOBER 2021 UPDATE: THE LABEL TEXT QUOTED BELOW WAS DEVELOPED WITH KAINAI ELDERS FOR A SUB-THEME WITHIN THE EXHIBIT ‘MADE IN’, TITLED ‘NIITSITAPISSKSAHKOYI’ AND INSTALLED WITHIN THE GALT IN 2021. ELDERS WHO PROVIDED MUSEUM CURATOR AIMEE BENOIT WITH DIRECTION ON SUBTHEME’S CONTENT INCLUDED: AAKAOHKSI'KITSTAKIYAAKII (MANY OFFERINGS WOMAN, GRETA MANY BEARS), KAIYIITSAPAOMAHKA (WALKING ON TOP, RAYMOND MANY BEARS), NIINAA PIIKSII (CHIEF BIRD, MIKE BRUISED HEAD), MO’TOKAANII’PO (WALKING WITH A SCALP, HARRISON RED CROW) AND MIINIIPOKA (SACRED BERRY CHILD, PETER WEASEL MOCCASIN). THE GALT APPRECIATED THE GENEROSITY OF THE ELDERS WHO SHARED THEIR KNOWLEDGE FOR THIS EXHIBIT PROJECT. “MOHOKIN (BEAD NECKLACE): ‘THE BLACKFOOT LOVED TO USE THESE BLUE POTTERY BEADS FOR CEREMONIAL ITEMS; THEY MADE BRACELETS, NECKLACES. THIS PARTICULAR BLUE WAS HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER FOR THE MEDICINE PIPE BUNDLE HOLDERS.’ – MO’TOKAANII’PO ‘IT IS STILL LIKE THIS TODAY; THEY ARE USED IN THE BUNDLE OPENING CEREMONY.’ – NIINAA PIIKSII”