Mat
Item number 3646/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Round beadwork mat in blue. Rectanulgar centre with rounded corners. Beaded flower with five white petals and centre lined in dark black-blue and light pink. Stem and leaves are white on an off-white background. Bordered by two solid lines of silver, two solild blue lines, a dashed line of two blue then two silver, and then a final solid blue line. Backed with red felt. Extending from the centre is open-work beading - top half in dark blue with light yellow, and bottom half in silver with dark blue.
Narrative
The donor and his wife, Grace Okada, lived in Nahanni Butte from Sept 1990 to 1993.
Item History
- Made by Elsie Marcellais (Maker) in Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories, Canada during 1992
- Collected between 1990 and 1993
- Owned by Steven Metzger before October 16, 2023
- Received from Steven Metzger (Donor) on October 16, 2023
What
- Name
- Mat
- Identification Number
- 3646/4
- Type of Item
- mat
- Overall
- height 23.5 cm, width 24.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Dene
- Creator
- Elsie Marcellais (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Steven Metzger
- Received from
- Steven Metzger (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1992
- Collection Date
- between 1990 and 1993
- Ownership Date
- before October 16, 2023
- Acquisition Date
- on October 16, 2023
Other
- Item Classes
- beadwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3646/0004
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