Beaded Textile Item Number: 2526/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Beaded textile composed of a square panel of black velvet with a prayer wheel beaded design. There is a large green and purple flower in the centre surrounded by an off-white band with off-white and purple flowers, green leaves, and four protruding off-white and green buds.
Narrative
Made at an Alberta Provincial hospital by a Blackfoot woman named Marie.
Item History
- Made in Ponoka, Alberta, Canada during 1938
- Owned by Verna Lister between 1938 and December 21, 2000
- Received from Verna Lister (Donor) on December 21, 2000
What
- Name
- Beaded Textile
- Identification Number
- 2526/2
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- silk fibre, fibre and glass
- Overall
- height 54.0 cm, width 47.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Siksika
- Previous Owner
- Verna Lister
- Received from
- Verna Lister (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ponoka, Alberta, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1938
- Ownership Date
- between 1938 and December 21, 2000
- Acquisition Date
- on December 21, 2000
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles; beadwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2526/0002