Dress Yoke Item Number: D2.21 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dress yoke with beads sewn onto a backing of brown satin and cotton interfacing. This backing is lined by the same brown satin. The beadwork is in a pattern of horizontal light and dark blue stripes interspersed with clear yellow and greenish-blue bands with several star shapes in clear yellow, dark blue and light greenish-blue. Beaded fringe with cowrie shell ends. Skin ties at sides and neck.
Narrative
The piece was purchased from Lizzie Blue Cloud in 1935.
Item History
- Made in Regina Beach, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Collected during 1935
- Owned by Lizzie Blue Cloud
- Owned by J. M. Knight before October 1962
- Received from J. M. Knight (Donor) during October 1962
What
- Name
- Dress Yoke
- Identification Number
- D2.21
- Type of Item
- yoke
- Material
- silk fibre ?, cotton fibre, cowrie shell, glass, skin and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- sewn and embroidered
- Overall
- height 46.5 cm, width 80.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Cree
- Previous Owner
- Lizzie Blue Cloud and J. M. Knight
- Received from
- J. M. Knight (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Regina Beach, Saskatchewan, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1935
- Ownership Date
- before October 1962
- Acquisition Date
- during October 1962
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles; beadwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0082/0001