Pouch
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| Nom de l'objet : | Pouch |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | 3: Personal Artifacts |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Personal Gear |
| Discipline : | Local History |
| Matériaux : | Textile / Beadwork / Thread |
| Numéro d'accession : | 1959.061.012 |
| Nom de la collection : | First Nations, 19th-c Collection |
| Fabricant : | Unidentified First Nations woman |
| District d'origine : | Newash Reserve |
| Culture : | Canadian |
| Date de début de production : | 1830 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1860 |
| Description : | Beaded floral First Nations (Ojibwa) pouch, 19th-c This heavily beaded floral pouch has a rounded shape and is piped around the edge with red cloth. The body of the pouch is made of dark brown or black velvet, which is lined with dark brown linen. The beading is raised Iroquois-style, but has Ojibwa patterning, with floral motifs. There are three sizes of opaque white beads used as well as teal/turquoise blue, darker blue, yellow, orange, dusty pink, red, silvery and amber-coloured beads. The flaps are edged with alternating horizontal and vertical large white beads. The pouch is beaded on both sides. There are flat brass sequins placed near the floral designs. |
| Commentaires : | The donor, Miss Mary McLean (b. 1878) reported that her mother, Mrs. John McLean, purchased the pouch from someone at Newash. The Newash Band of the Ojibwa had a village in the 1840s and early 1850s at what is now Brooke (northwest area of Owen Sound now). The Peter Jones Treaty of 1857 relocated the Newash to Cape Croker, and the Newash Reserve was surveyed into town lots for white (non-native) settlement, so this pouch is likely from the early to mid-1850s? Mrs. McLean was formerly Elizabeth Blythe (b. June 4, 1838-d. Jan. 13, 1921). She was born in Cincinnati. She arrived in Owen Sound as a child in 1846. Her father was a tailor. She married Scottish-born John McLean (b. 1816-d. 1900) in the early 1860s, and they lived at what is now 1663 5th Ave. East, Owen Sound. Ojibwa Beadwork in General: From the internet: "In addition to Porcupine Quill work, the Ojibway women were known for their exquisite work with seed beads. "Manido-min-esag" which means "Little spirit seeds, gift of the Manido" is what Anishinabe women called seed beads. The need to have good feelings when one is beading continues today: that these little things were a gift of beauty from the spirits. |
| Fonctions : | The donor, Miss Mary McLean (b. 1878), reported that her mother, Mrs. John McLean, purchased the pouch from someone at Newash, but did not say which year, or for how much. The Newash Band of the Ojibwa had a village in the 1840s and early 1850s at what is now called "Brooke" (now located in the northwest area of Owen Sound, Ontario). For a while, a number of Newash people resided at the Newash Reserve, as it was called on maps, and there was a Methodist mission established there to assist them to adapt to agricultural life and non-native culture. The Peter Jones Treaty of 1857 relocated the Newash Band to Cape Croker, and the Newash Reserve land was surveyed into town lots for non-native settlement, so this pouch is likely from the early to mid-1850s. Mrs. McLean was formerly Elizabeth Blythe (b. June 4, 1838-d. Jan. 13, 1921). She was born in Cincinnati. She arrived in Owen Sound as a child in 1846. Her father was a tailor. She married Scottish-born John McLean (b. 1816-d. 1900) in the early 1860s, and they lived at what is now 1663 5th Ave. East, Owen Sound, Ontario. |
| Longueur : | 15.000 |
| Largeur : | 14.000 |
| Profondeur : | Beaded floral First Nations (Ojibwa) pouch, 19th-c This heavily beaded floral pouch has a rounded shape and is piped around the edge with red cloth. The body of the pouch is made of dark brown or black velvet, which is lined with dark brown linen. The beading is raised Iroquois-style, but has Ojibwa patterning, with floral motifs. There are three sizes of opaque white beads used as well as teal/turquoise blue, darker blue, yellow, orange, dusty pink, red, silvery and amber-coloured beads. The flaps are edged with alternating horizontal and vertical large white beads. The pouch is beaded on both sides. There are flat brass sequins placed near the floral designs. |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Owen Sound |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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