Blue diamond sash

Submitted by michelle on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 11:23

Description

Start Date:

1910

End Date:

1910

Date Range:

[ca. 1910]

Physical Description:

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

Notes:

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

Physical Location

rec_shelfloc:

2011-004-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Artifact collection, beadwork series

Container Number:

001

Conservation

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.

Colour:

cyan, white, red, beige

Date Reported:

Wed, 04/06/2011 - 00:00

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

Style or Pattern:

diamonds, stripes, hexagon

Process:

loom woven, handbeaded, handstitched

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

Object Type:

Sash

Object Classification:

Communication Objects; Personal Symbol

GMD:

object

Description Level:

File

Conservation-Treatment

Options:

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

Materials required: