Beaded Mat
Item number 2951/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Round leather mat with a beaded image of a bird’s head in profile. The head is black with a black beak, white eye, and white cheek. Groups of green beads encircle the bird at the perimeter of the leather. The edge of the mat is cut into short, wide, irregular fringes. Visible on the back of the piece are knotted threads used to attach the beads to the front.
Narrative
Created by children of the Osoyoos Band who attended the Inkameep Day School, on the Nk'Mip Reserve, between 1932 and 1942. Unlike many residential school practices at that time, their teacher, Anthony Walsh, encouraged the students to create imagery that honoured their traditional Okanagan language and culture. Purchased for MOA through an online auction, which noted this collection (2951/1-6) as being "from the estate of Cliff Robinson's sister".
Item History
- Made in Nk'Mip, British Columbia, Canada between 1936 and 1942
- Owned by David Sheffield before April 2, 2012
- Received from David Sheffield (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source) on April 2, 2012
What
- Name
- Beaded Mat
- Identification Number
- 2951/5
- Type of Item
- mat
- Material
- skin, glass and cotton fibre ?
- Overall
- height 0.4 cm, diameter 14.7 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nk'Mip, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Okanagan: Osoyoos
- Previous Owner
- David Sheffield
- Received from
- David Sheffield (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1936 and 1942
- Ownership Date
- before April 2, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on April 2, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- beadwork; textiles
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 31
- Accession Number
- 2951/0005
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