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Headband

MOA: University of British Columbia

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Headband made from a beaded belt that has been sewn together into a circular band. Blue glass beads cover the red-brown surface of the band, with alternating patterns of pink rectangles, gold bars, blue and yellow boxes, and red crosses. Still visible are two belt holes, one containing a metal rivet.

  • Narrative

    Sandra Dent'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. Her grandmother, Hattie May is said to have collected the Blood (Kainai) objects in MOA accessions 3194 and 3239.

  • Type of Item headband
  • Culture Kainai
  • Material skin, glass, cotton fibre, metal
  • Measurements height 3.5 cm, width 29.0 cm, depth 2.3 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Hattie May Gale, Sandra Dent
  • Received from Sandra Dent
  • Made in Alberta
  • Collected in Cardston
  • Creation Date before 1900
  • Collection Date between 1904 and 1910
  • Ownership Date before 1968, before May 2, 2017
  • Acquisition Date on May 2, 2017
  • Item Classes beadwork
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3239/0006

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