Material Type

Artifact

Date

1903

Materials

SATIN

No. Pieces

1

Height

0.1

Length

14.5

Width

5.0

Description

RECTANGULAR, OFF-WHITE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES OF THE RIBBON ARE VERY FRAYED. IN GREY PRINT IS "PEMMICAN CLUB BALL". UNDERNEATH THIS IS AN INDISTINGUISHABLE CIRCULAR FORM, ALSO IN GREY. AT THE BOTTOM, IN GREY PRINT, IS "JANUARY 14, 1903.". THERE ARE NUMEROUS PUNCTURE MARKS AROUND THE EDGES OF THE RIBBON, MADE FROM A PIN OR NEEDLE.

Subjects

DOCUMENTARY ARTIFACT

PERSONAL SYMBOL

Historical Association

LEISURE

COMMEMORATIVE

History

FIRST NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL HELD BY THE PIONEER PEMMICAN CLUB IN LETHBRIDGE, WAS IN 1894, AND IT BECAME AN ANNUAL TRADITION. RIBBON CAME IN A PLASTIC BAG WITH "85" WRITTEN ON IT IN BLACK FELT PEN - FOR IDENTIFICATION IN PEMMICAN CLUB INVENTORY. SEE P19990035001-GA FOR ADDITIONAL HISTORY.

Catalogue Number

P19990035141

Acquisition Date

2000-07

Collection

Museum

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