Gauntlet/Cuff

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Culture/People: Bush or Western Woods Cree
Possible collector: Edgar Dewdney, Non-Indian, 1835-1916
Previous owner: Edgar Dewdney, Non-Indian, 1835-1916
Presenter/funding source: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of Edgar Dewdney (1835-1916), Indian commissioner for Canada's Northwest Territories (1879-1888), Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories (1881-1888), and Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (1892-1897), and probably collected by him between 1879 and 1888; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Place: Northwest Territories; Canada

See related items: Bush or Western Woods Cree; Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 7/2405
Barcode: 072405.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Object Name: Gauntlet/Cuff
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, glass bead/beads, wool twill tape, thread
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68786cafa-ea48-4220-9561-156184e4719f

Record ID: NMAI_77561