Mitten

Museum number:

2-56543b

Permalink:

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Alternate number:

9 (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.2862

Description:

Mitten, part of a pair; commercial leather; fur cuffs and band; “duffle” wool lining; Four-petal floral pattern in clear, blue and red glass trade beads; length each 41 cm. Native name: iss-tah-shits.

Donor:

Lucy W. Turner and University Appropriation

Collection place:

Kashechewan, Ontario, Canada

Culture or time period:

Cree

Maker or artist:

Hannah Masty [Cree]

Collector:

Lucy W. Turner

Collection date:

November 1971

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Mittens (handwear)

Function:

2.1 Daily Garb

Accession date:

February 20, 1974

Department:

Native US and Canada (except California)