Neck Band

MOA: University of British Columbia

3239/7

Beaded neck band. Strung on a grid of fine cotton thread, band is made up of small white glass beads, with two blue crosses to either side of a central red cross, also beaded.

  • 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 band
  • Culture Kainai
  • Material glass, cotton fibre
  • Measurements height 2.3 cm, width 33.0 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Hattie May Gale, Sandra Dent
  • Received from Sandra Dent

  • Made in Alberta
  • Collected in Cardston

  • Creation Date before 1910
  • Collection Date between 1904 and 1910
  • Ownership Date before 1968, before May 2, 2017
  • Acquisition Date on May 2, 2017

  • Item Classes beadwork
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3239/0007