Arrow pattern necklace

General Description: 

A beaded necklace. Loom woven.

Object Type: 
Necklace
Colour: 

black, red, white, beige

Date Reported: 
Wed, 04/06/2011 - 00:00
Object Classification: 
Personal Objects; Adornment
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.0.14
Start Date: 
ca. 1885
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
ca. 1920
Style or Pattern: 
arrows, diamonds
Process: 
loom woven, handstitched
Date Range: 
[ca.1885 - 1920]
Image: 
Document: 
PDF icon 2011-4_001_016_Photo Documentation.pdf
Physical Description: 

0.1 cm of object. - 1 necklace : col. ; 29.5 x 0.7 x 0.1 cm

Conservation Notes: 

Fig.1 - Knot - Top - due to attempted reattachment; Fig.2 - Missing Beads - Front bottom right side - due to handling and use; Fig.3 - Stress - Front bottom center - due to construction; Fig.4 - Loose Threads - Front top left 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