Sheath Item Number: D2.151 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Piece of cloth with beading and a fringe. Beading is red with a pattern of blue and green v-shapes. Pairs of tin cylinders with hair tufts hang from one end. The other end has bits of rawhide exposed, suggesting it may have come from a larger object originally.
History Of Use
Knife sheath.
Item History
- Made in Manitoba, Canada ? before 1895
- Collected between 1875 and 1895
- Owned by Thomas Wardlaw Taylor and Frank Wesbrook
- Owned by Helen F. Robertson before March 30, 1961
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Helen F. Robertson (Seller) on March 30, 1961
What
- Name
- Sheath
- Identification Number
- D2.151
- Type of Item
- sheath
- Material
- cotton fibre, glass, copper metal, rawhide skin and horse hair ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- sewn and embroidered
- Overall
- height 2.0 cm, width 19.0 cm, depth 6.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Plains
- Previous Owner
- Thomas Wardlaw Taylor, Frank Wesbrook and Helen F. Robertson
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Helen F. Robertson (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Manitoba, Canada ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1895
- Collection Date
- between 1875 and 1895
- Ownership Date
- before March 30, 1961
- Acquisition Date
- on March 30, 1961
Other
- Item Classes
- beadwork; textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0045/0041