Gloves Item Number: Na1000 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pair of gloves, or gauntlets, made from hide with wide cuffs, a multi-coloured beaded floral design, fur trim around the wrist and cuff, and a hide fringe on the outer side of each. Lined with red cloth and machine sewn.
Cultural Context
Hand wear.
Narrative
Collected by Grace Adam between 1950 and 1965. Said to have been made by a tuberculosis patient at the Charles Camsell Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta.
Item History
- Made in Canada before 1965
- Collected before 1965
- Owned by Norrie Barth before January 16, 1985
- Received from Norrie Barth (Donor) on January 16, 1985
What
- Name
- Gloves
- Identification Number
- Na1000 a-b
- Type of Item
- glove
- Material
- rawhide skin, skin, cotton fibre and plastic
- Manufacturing Technique
- sewn and strung
- Part B
- height 39.5 cm, width 25.0 cm
- Part A
- height 39.0 cm, width 25.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Norrie Barth
- Received from
- Norrie Barth (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1965
- Collection Date
- before 1965
- Ownership Date
- before January 16, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on January 16, 1985
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles; beadwork
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 47
- Accession Number
- 1020/0007 a-b