Blue diamond sash

General Description: 

A sash. The sash has a finished end and an end featuring tassels with fringe. The body has a repetitive pattern on three lines with diamonds and hexagons. There are three tassels which the diamond designs continue along.

Object Type: 
Sash
Colour: 

cyan, white, red, beige

Date Reported: 
Wed, 04/06/2011 - 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: 
Previuosly known as A2. WIL.0.10
Start Date: 
1910
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
1910
Style or Pattern: 
diamonds, stripes, hexagon
Process: 
loom woven, handbeaded, handstitched
Date Range: 
[ca. 1910]
Image: 
Document: 
PDF icon 2011-4_001_025_Photo Documentation.pdf
Physical Description: 

0.1 cm of object. - 1 sash : col. ; 4.7 x 72 x 0.1 cm

Conservation Notes: 

Fig.1 - Tension - Top right side - various areas - due to construction; Fig.2 - Missing Beads - Front top of center - 2 beads - cyan, white - due to handling and use; Fig.3 - Detached Beads - Front center of right side - due to construction

Notes: 

The pattern on this sash represents otter tracks made in the snow during winter. 

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