1.5cm of object. - 1 purse : col. ; 17 x 18 x 1.5 cm
The raised beadwork on this purse suggests it was beaded in the Haudenosaunee or Iroquian style.
A sealed purse. The front and back sides are mirrored designs featuring flower and stem bead work with trim on a brown background. A cotton textile wraps from front to back along the scalloped edges. There is a flap on the front and back.
red, brown, white, green, pink, blue, light blue, translucent, beige
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".
Fig.1 - Loose Threads - Front top left corner edge - 4.7cm - due to handling and use; Fig.2 - Paper - Front top right - due to tracing for bead work; Fig.3 - Missing Beads - Front bottom right flap edge - approx. 30 white beads - due to handling and use; Fig.4 - Missing Beads and Material Loss - Front center left edge - approx. 5 green beads - approx. 3 white beads - due to handling and use; Fig.5 - Material Loss - Front bottom center edge - wear along entire edge - due to handling and use; Fig.6 - Seam Release - Front inside right bottom of flap - 9.4cm - 4.7cm - due to handling and use; Fig.7 - Discolouration - Front inside - brown tone - due to handling, use and previous storage conditions; Fig.8 - Missing beads - Back center right side - approx. 4 green beads - approx. 3 white beads - due to handling and use; Fig.9 - Missing Beads and Hole - Back bottom edge of flap - entire edge - 0.2x0.2cm - due to handling and use; Fig.10 - Wear - Back bottom left corner of flap - various small locations on front and back - due to handling and use; Fig.11 - Material Loss - Back edges - wear along entire edge - due to handling and use; Fig.12 - Tear - Back inside right flap hinge - 4.7cm - due to handling and use; Fig.13 - Seam Release - Back inside flap - entire edge - due to handling and use
assess the item; document the item; photograph the item; wrap in acid-free tissue; store in archival box
acid-free tissue; archival box
