Rectangular pouch

General Description: 

A rectangular pouch. The front of the pouch is completely covered in decorative bead work. The edges are trimmed with beaded loops. The back is an empty canvas textile.

Object Type: 
Pouch
Colour: 

black, red, cyan, burgundy, white, translucent, brown, beige

Date Reported: 
Thu, 02/24/2011 - 00:00
Object Classification: 
Communication Objects; Personal Symbol
GMD: 
object
Historical Context: 

A2.WIL: The period concentrating on Reverend Edward Francis Wilson's arrival , and the subsequent building of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School , 1871-1892. Reverend E.F. Wilson was principal of the school from 1873 - 1892, and thereafter was relocated to Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.

The A2.WIL.0 collection included bead work collected by Reverend E.F. Wilson and Archibald Wilson, Principal of Elkhorn, Residential School, Washakada. The bead work is most likely from the late 1800s. Mrs. Graham, a descendant of E.F. Wilson, graciously donated the bead work to the Shingwauk Project. She said, "I want these to go back to where they belong".

Custodial History: 
Previously known as A2.WIL.0.5
Start Date: 
ca. 1885
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
ca. 1920
Style or Pattern: 
loops, edging, triangles, squares
Process: 
handstitched, handbeaded
Date Range: 
[ca. 1885-1920]
Image: 
Document: 
PDF icon 2011-4_001_021_Photo Documentation.pdf
Physical Description: 

0.4 cm of object. - 1 pouch: col. ; 19 x 12.3 x 0.4 cm

Conservation Notes: 

Fig.1 - Missing Beads - Front top edge - due to handling and use; Fig.2 - Fraying - Front top right - due to handling and use; Fig.3 - Missing Beads - Front bottom right side - due to handling and use; Fig.4 - Loose Threads - Front top right edge - due to handling and use; Fig.5 - Remnant - Front top left edge - due to handling and use; Fig.6 - Hole - Front top center edge - 0.2cm - due to handling and use; Fig.7 - Dirt - Front top inside - due to handling, use and previous storage conditions; Fig.8 - Dirt - Back center - due to handling, use and previous storage conditions; Fig.9 - Remnant - Back bottom right side - due to handling and use

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-004-001
Repository: 
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Options: 

assess the item; document the item; photograph the item; wrap in acid-free tissue; store in archival box

Accession No: 
Artifact collection, beadwork series
Materials required: 

acid-free tissue; archival box

Container Number: 
001
Conclusions: 
Option completed
Storage Method: 
18-23*C/45-60%RH/50 lux/flat storage