Library and Archives Canada

This watercolor shows a fur trader visiting a family of several men, two women, a baby and a dog within their tipi style tent. One woman wears a blanket and leggings with nothing on her upper body. The other woman wears a blue strap dress with red…

This print shows a fur trader visiting a family of several men, two women, a baby and two young men. Both women wear red strap dresses. One of them wears white sleeves with hers, incorrectly drawn. The theme and arrangement of figures is very similar…

This watercolor depicts a family of two men, two women, five children and two babies in front of a birchbark wigwam. One of the women is wearing a blue strap dress with red sleeves, incorrectly drawn so that the straps look like they are part of the…

This portrait of Tshusick depicts her regalia after receiving materials to make it from Thomas McKenney. She wears a "chief's coat" with a wrap around skirt, leggings and moccasins.

This portrait of Mohongo and her baby show her from the waist up. She is wearing a red blouse with multiple strands of beads around her neck and several silverworks either pinned to her blouse or around her neck. Her baby son is holding a peace…

This character vignette portrays four women. The two on the left wear shortgowns over skirts that reach to just below the knee. The two on the right wear blankets in different ways. The woman second from right wears her blanket over a skirt, while…

Portrait of a woman standing in a room with a bed and desk, looking out a window. She is wearing a white cotton or linen shortgown over a skirt and leggings. Her blanket and felt hat are on the desk before the window out of which she is gazing.

This lithograph portrays five individuals - 3 men and 2 women. The women wear shortgowns with center front button closures with skirts that reach just below the knee. The men wear cotton print shirts and/or woolen cloth jackets over leggings.

Portrait of a woman standing on a plains with teepees in the background. She is wearing a blouse and skirt ensemble with a multicolored blanket over them.