English Broadcloth Skirt with Zig Zag and Diamond Ribbonwork
Title
English Broadcloth Skirt with Zig Zag and Diamond Ribbonwork
Identifier
911.3.78
Description
Woolen broadcloth skirt with panels of silk ribbonwork appliqué in a version of the otter tail motif. Main body of the skirt is one panel with ribbonwork along the bottom, and is seamed with a separate narrow panel supporting the band of vertical ribbonwork. Made of materials stated to have been presented to Anishinaabe Chief Kiagesis for his wife in 1793 by order of King George III. Dr. Oronhyatekha Ethnology collection.
Date Created
1793-1822
Source
Anishinaabe
Spatial Coverage
Chippewa of the Thames First Nation; Muncey, Ontario
Abstract
Oronhyatekha Collection catalogue: "English broadcloth skirt decorated with bands of coloured silk, presented to Chief Kiagesis Chippewa for his wife, 1793, by order George III." Kiagesis is Quekijick who signed the Long Woods Treaty #25, 1819-22 (https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1370372152585/1581293792285#ucls19)
Medium
Dark blue woolen broadcloth, very fine quality; silk ribbon not wider than an inch wide, in red, green, yellow, blue, creanm light blue, salmon pink, dark blue, gold-brown, beige, linen thread
Provenance
Oronhyatekha Collection
References
Cory Willmott. 2022. Decolonizing the Museum to Reclaim and Revitalize the Anishinaabe Strap Dress. Winterthur Portfolio 55(2): 140
Coverage
42.82132, -81.44094 (N 42°49′17″ W 81°26′27″)
Physical Dimensions
66.5 × 87.5 cm
Item Name
skirt
Institution URL
Geoname URL
Collection
Citation
“English Broadcloth Skirt with Zig Zag and Diamond Ribbonwork,” Mapping Anishinaabe Regalia, accessed November 12, 2024, https://iris.siue.edu/anishinaaberegalia/items/show/53.