Mat
Item number 3646/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Rectangular felted wool mat with floral beadwork pattern. The first stem has two flowers, one with rounded light pink petals outlined in red, and the other with pointed pink petals outlined in light blue. The short centre stem has one flower of overlapping rounded grey-blue petals outlined in dark blue. The third stem has three off-shoots with a flower at the end of each. Two have red pointed petals, one outlined in pink and the other in light pink, and the third flower has rounded blue petals outlined in light blue. Backed with two pieces of felted wool that are stitched together down the centre.
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
- 3646/6
- Type of Item
- mat
- Overall
- height 27.0 cm, width 30.7 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
- 3646/0006
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