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Untitled
unknownEarly-to-mid 1800s
Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, Canada
Decorated hoods, worn by both men and women, displayed wealth. The beadwork embroidery exhibited a woman’s artistic skills, as well as pride in her husband’s abilities as a good provider. The hoods played a role in showing respect to the spirits of animals hunted; however, missionaries discouraged Native beliefs and by the late 1800s the hoods were no longer worn.
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Details
- Title: Untitled
- Creator: unknown
- Creator Nationality: James Bay Cree
- Creator Birth Place: James Bay, Ontario or Quebec
- Date: Early-to-mid 1800s
- Physical Dimensions: w28 cm
- Provenance: C.G. Gladman Collection.
- Type: Beaded Hood
- Rights: Royal Ontario Museum
- Medium: Wool cloth, glass beads
- Length: 51
- Accession Number Extent: Collected by C.G. Gladman’s father or grandfather who were employees of the Hudson’s Bay Company
- Accession Number: 912.23.2
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