Rifle Cover Item Number: D2.85 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Rifle cover made of hide with beaded panels and a 38 centimetre long twisted fringe at the stock end. The beading is symmetric at the barrel end, but different motifs are on each side at the stock end. Thinner end has same double-sided design of a red zig zag line with pink and yellow triangles on one side and with white triangles with dark brown rectangles emanating from the rim on the other side, all of which is surrounded on three sides by an outline of black bow-tie-shapes on a light blue background. Thicker end has a dark brown x-shape on a white background with two dark blue diamond shapes outlined with red on opposite ends of each other of the 'x' and with two sets of four black rectangles on opposite sides of each other of the 'x'. The other side has a yellow and light blue diamond shape outlined with red on a white background with four cross shapes, one at each corner. Thicker end is surrounded by red triangles with a central vertical yellow line on a light blue background. Pieces of red wool are woven into the ends of two lengths of fringe.

History Of Use

Rifle case.

Narrative

Collected near Hay River, Alberta, by Major Thomas Dodd Milbourne in 1850.

Item History

What

Name
Rifle Cover
Identification Number
D2.85
Type of Item
cover
Material
skin, glass and wool fibre
Manufacturing Technique
sewn and embroidered
Overall
height 1.8 cm, width 204.0 cm, depth 16.5 cm

Who

Culture
Plains
Previous Owner
Thomas Dodd Milburne and Heather Ettrick
Received from
Heather Ettrick (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Alberta, Canada

When

Collection Date
during 1850
Ownership Date
before February 13, 1962
Acquisition Date
on February 13, 1962

Other

Item Classes
beadwork; textiles
Condition
fair
Accession Number
0073/0001