Gloves Item Number: 2922/11 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pair of beaded hide gloves, or gauntlets, with a fringe at the cuffs. The beaded pattern on each cuff has pink, light-pink, and red flowers with green leaves. On the top portion of each palm are three lines of beads of interchanging colours with orange. Each glove is marked D.N.S. in marker on the underside of the cuff and has a plastic tag adhered to the inside that reads “Stanley.” Both gloves are lined with a floral cotton fabric.
Narrative
The style of the gloves suggests they originated from a more northern, interior community.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada ?
- Owned by D. N. Stanley
- Owned by Mabel Stanley Regalia Family Collective before November 9, 2011
- Received from Mabel Stanley Regalia Family Collective (Donor) on November 29, 2011
What
- Name
- Gloves
- Identification Number
- 2922/11 a-b
- Type of Item
- glove
- Material
- rawhide skin, cotton fibre, glass ? and plastic
- Part A
- height 2.0 cm, width 24.0 cm, depth 38.5 cm
- Part B
- height 2.0 cm, width 23.0 cm, depth 37.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- D. N. Stanley and Mabel Stanley Regalia Family Collective
- Received from
- Mabel Stanley Regalia Family Collective (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before November 9, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on November 29, 2011
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles; beadwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2922/0011 a-b