apron
| Nom de l'objet : | apron |
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| Type de l'objet : | apron |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | DRESS & ADORNMENT |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | textiles |
| Matériaux : | dye fibre, synthetic fibre, wool metal, copper fibre, cotton shell |
| Technique de fabrication : | sewn cut |
| Numéro de catalogue : | 1508/2 |
| Province d'origine : | British Columbia |
| Pays d'origine : | Canada |
| Continent d'origine : | North America |
| Culture : | Kwakwaka'wakw: Gwawa'enuxw |
| Secteur géo-culturel : | Northwest Coast |
| Contexte culturel : | ceremonial |
| Date de fin de production : | 1979 |
| Description : | Dance apron of green wool fabric with a border of orange-red cotton synthetic blend fabric decorated with shell buttons. The main crest design is a thunderbird with outspread wings, outlined with small white shell buttons. A horizontal band of orange-red |
| Commentaires : | According to Sally Williams, this apron was used with the button blanket robe 1508/1. Both of these, and an old apron inherited by her sister were kept together in one trunk, inherited from their father, Chief Fred Williams of Hopetown, and his father, Chief Tom Patch Wamiss from Kingcome. She said that the textiles were used for many potlatches: naming ceremonies, memorials, and marriages. Her father and grandfather were known for their potlatches. |
| Hauteur : | 60.5 |
| Largeur : | 46.5 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Sujet ou image : | animal, caribou ? being, thunderbird |
| Signification iconographique : | Emblems or crests distinguish different social groups (lineages, phratries, or moieties) and symbolize their privileges. They can be shown on any material possessions, such as totem poles or robes, and each group owns the right to display specific crests. Within each group, families or individuals have the right to show the general crests is specific ways. Thunderbird is one of the supernatural birds of the ancestor myths: the parent of many children who became chiefs of lineages. The flapping of his wings causes crashes of thunder, and lightning flashes from his eyes. He is so enormous that he fishes for killer whales as though they were small fish. He is is represented with supernatural horns curving from his head. |
| Département : | Museum of Anthropology |
| Établissement : |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Vancouver |
| Province de l'établissement : | British Columbia |
| Enregistrement de l'institution : | Fiche complète provenant du site du musée |