Sheath
Item number 2762/28 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Beaded knife sheath (part a) with carved wooden knife inside (part b). The front sheath panel of beaded fabric with a scalloped edge (lined at the back with a burgundy fabric), decorated with yellow and blue crosses and diagonal lines, is sewn to a skin panel with fringe down one side. Coils made of strings of beads wrapped around strips of fabric are at top and bottom; the top is a handle of white and blue, the bottom a long tail in yellow and blue with a red wool fabric tassel.
Narrative
Beadwork style indicates Manitoba or Northern Saskatchewan origin. Wooden knife appears to be later addition (not from original area). Made after French nuns brought silk threads to the area; Michif influence. Blue beads thought to be Russian.
Item History
- Made in Manitoba, Canada and Saskatchewan, Canada before 1910
- Collected during 1900
- Owned by William Murison before 1950
- Owned by Barbara Cousins and Edward Cousins before September 7, 2009
- Received from Barbara Cousins (Donor) and Edward Cousins (Donor) on September 7, 2009
What
- Name
- Sheath
- Identification Number
- 2762/28 a-b
- Type of Item
- sheath
- Material
- glass, cotton fibre, moose skin, red cedar wood, silk fibre and wool fibre
- Part A
- height 55.0 cm, width 12.0 cm, depth 1.8 cm
- Part B
- height 3.5 cm, width 2.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Manitoba, Canada and Saskatchewan, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Cree
- Previous Owner
- William Murison, Barbara Cousins and Edward Cousins
- Received from
- Barbara Cousins (Donor) and Edward Cousins (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1910
- Collection Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- before 1950 and before September 7, 2009
- Acquisition Date
- on September 7, 2009
Other
- Item Classes
- beadwork; textiles
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 44
- Accession Number
- 2762/0028 a-b
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