Neck Band Item Number: 3239/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Beaded neck band. Strung on a grid of fine cotton thread, band is made up of small white glass beads, with two blue crosses to either side of a central red cross, also beaded.

Narrative

Sandra Dent's grandfather (Gervase Edward Gale) was a missionary and principal of St. Paul's School at Cardston, Alberta, on the Blood Reserve, c. 1904-1910. Her grandmother, Hattie May is said to have collected the Blood (Kainai) objects in MOA accessions 3194 and 3239.