- Ethnohistorical collection
Glove
Rectangular wooden display case with hermetically sealed glass containing a pair of Iroquois deerhide gloves ? There is embroidery forming illustrations of flowers in silk thread on the hand and at the bottom of the glove, and a muskrat fur border at the end of the glove. The low sides of the gloves are fringed. The display case is made of wood and painted with lace or arrow motifs, with Plexiglas glass and a metal hanging system on the back.
- Accession Number 2021.07.63.1-3
- Materials fiber, silk, fur, muskrat, plastic, acrylic, skin, leather, wood
- Measurements 8,2 x 107,5 cm
Historical context
Ces gants de chasse métis, confectionnés dans un style typique du centre et de l’Ouest du continent nord-américain, sont conçus pour protéger du froid et procurent une meilleure prise que les mitaines pour manier les rênes et les armes à feu. La nation Métis a été surnommée « Les gens du perlage floral » par certaines Premières Nations, en raison de leur grande utilisation de motifs floraux dans leurs broderies de perles...
- Accession Number 2021.07.63.1-3
- Materials fiber, silk, fur, muskrat, plastic, acrylic, skin, leather, wood
- Measurements 8,2 x 107,5 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Luc Émond, 2021.007.063.1-3
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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