Beaded belt. Belt is made of a thick, wide strip of stiff leather, heavily beaded on one side, undecorated on the other. On a white beaded background are sets of blue and orange diamond shapes accompanied by green rectangles each filled with a blue and orange cross. These sets are interspersed by areas of bare leather. Belt closure is a thin leather strip sewn to one end that fits a simple metal buckle at the other.

• Narrative

  Robert Gale's grandfather (Gervase Edward Gale) was a missionary and principal of St. Paul's School at Cardston, Alberta, on the Blood Reserve, c. 1904-1910. His grandmother, Hattie May is said to have collected the Blood (Kainai) objects in MOA accessions 3194 and 3239.

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• Type of Item belt
• Culture Kainai
• Material skin, glass, metal
• Measurements height 120.0 cm, width 6.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Hattie May Gale, Karen Gale, Robert Gale
• Received from Robert Gale, Karen Gale

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• Made in Alberta
• Collected in Cardston

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• Creation Date before 1910
• Collection Date between 1904 and 1910
• Ownership Date before 1968, before August 15, 2016
• Acquisition Date on August 15, 2016

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• Item Classes beadwork; textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3194/0013