Children’s mittens
Children’s mittens with embroidered floral motifs in three colors, bangs and pom-pom cord.
- Accession Number 2022.18.59.1-3
- Period 20th century
- Materials fiber, embroidery thread, fiber, wool, hair, moose
- Measurements 2 x 26 x 20,5 cm
Historical context
The pattern for this fringed moosehide mitten is made up of 9 pieces: 3 fringed pieces, the top, the palm, 2 pieces for the thumb and the wrist, all sewn together. This pair of mittens reveals the thumb piece unusually integrated into the wrist, leaving the thumb print on the inside of the wrist. This pagoda-shaped wrist is a borrowing from European gloves and mittens. In the past, native mittens were cut straight at the wrist.
As ...
- Accession Number 2022.18.59.1-3
- Period 20th century
- Materials fiber, embroidery thread, fiber, wool, hair, moose
- Measurements 2 x 26 x 20,5 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, Michel Noël Collection, 2022.018.059.1-3
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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