headband
| Object Name: | headband |
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| Object Type: | headband |
| Category: | DRESS & ADORNMENT |
| Sub-category: | metalwork |
| Material: | metal, silver |
| Technique: | cut cut out engraved hammered polished repousse riveted stamped |
| Catalogue Number: | 1590/278 |
| Manufacturer: | Orkney, James |
| Origin-Province: | Quebec |
| Origin-Country: | Canada |
| Origin-Continent: | North America |
| Culture: | Eastern Woodlands |
| Geo Cultural Area: | Eastern Woodlands |
| Cultural Context: | trade personal decoration status |
| Earliest Production Date: | 1760 |
| Latest Production Date: | 1821 |
| Period: | Fur Trade |
| Description: | Shallow crown headband. Two raised ridges around lower edge, then a row of cutout ellipses, then cutout hearts. Upper edge has reverse scallops with small circle cutouts in peaks. Zigzag line engraving around edges and cutouts. Band rivetted together. Ma |
| History of Use: | Silver ornaments represent an important part of early exchange between Europeans, including fur traders, and First Nations peoples, especially in eastern and central Canada and the U.S.A. Initially, the main source of silver was British, French and Spanish coins. Most ornaments were produced by silversmiths of European origin in North America and Europe, and were actively traded only from 1760 to 1821. By the mid-18th century silver objects were produced in New England, Quebec and Montreal. Silver was used by First Nations peoples as a sign of rank. Silver ornaments in these styles continue to be produced by native silversmiths in central Canada and the U.S.A. |
| Height: | 4.5 |
| Outside Diameter: | 19.5 |
| Unit-Linear: | cm |
| Department: | Museum of Anthropology |
| Institution: |
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| Institution City: | Vancouver |
| Institution Province: | British Columbia |
| Institution record: | Full record provided on the museum's site |