Vest Item Number: D2.167 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Light blue vest with beadwork. The vest has a centre opening with thin leather ties. The beadwork covers the entire outer surface. The front has a flower shapes with star and ovoid centres connected by straight lines, in pink, yellow, blue and green on light blue ground. The back has thick red and burgundy beads strung in a crisscross pattern over black velvet ground. The inner lining is burgundy cotton with a light brown vine pattern.
Item History
- Made in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Owned by Florence M. Brodigan before September 15, 1951
- Received from Florence M. Brodigan (Donor) on September 15, 1951
What
- Name
- Vest
- Identification Number
- D2.167
- Type of Item
- vest
- Material
- wool fibre, cotton fibre, glass and skin
- Manufacturing Technique
- sewn and embroidered
- Overall
- height 49.5 cm, width 48.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Plains
- Previous Owner
- Florence M. Brodigan
- Received from
- Florence M. Brodigan (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before September 15, 1951
- Acquisition Date
- on September 15, 1951
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles; beadwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2097/0011