Pair. Made of buckskin, each with fully beaded panel over forearm; both panels have 3 red, yellow, and blue flowers on white ground. Glass trade beads. Purple plush lining. (a) Left gauntlet. (b) Beaded panel only, glove part is missing.
Donor:
Mrs. Abe Harris
Collection place:
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; British Columbia; Vancouver Island
Culture or time period:
Plateau cultures
Collector:
Minnie Kane
Collection date:
ca. 1937
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Accession date:
1972
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
(b)— length 22.5 centimeters and (a)— length 40 centimeters