Belt
Item number A2.630 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Rectangular belt covered with bright, multicoloured quillwork, backed with printed flannel, and bound at the ends with black velvet. Green glass beads sewn along length of belt on both edges. The design on the belt is symmetrical; closest to the edges is a pink quill in a zigzag pattern with mauve background closest to the edges and brown on the other side of the zigzag. There is a white stripe. At the centre is a yellow diamond pattern with brown background and pink strips at the centre of each diamond.
Item History
- Made in Northwest Territories, Canada
- Collected between 1893 and 1934
- Owned by George Henry Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Belt
- Identification Number
- A2.630
- Type of Item
- belt
- Material
- porcupine quill, glass and cotton fibre ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven, sewn and quillwork
- Overall
- height 71.0 cm, width 4.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Northwest Territories, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Dene ?
- Previous Owner
- George Henry Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller)
When
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles; beadwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1960/0624
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