Woolen Skirt with Horizontal Ribbon Stripes

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Title

Woolen Skirt with Horizontal Ribbon Stripes

Identifier

III-H-124

Description

Navy blue woollen skirt is sewn together to form a tube. It has a wide cotton band at waist with drawstrings, and four horizontal ribbon stripes around hem (from bottom: green, yellow, red and pink).

Creator

Groslouis, Mrs. Caroline

Date Created

1850-1880

Source

Huron Wendat

Spatial Coverage

Lorette, PQ

Medium

blue stroud, silk ribbon, cotton

Provenance

Collected in 1911 by Marius Barbeau from Mrs. Caroline Groslouis in 1911. The horizontal stripes correspond with those on the doll, and are clearly a different approach from that of the Haudenosaunee.

Coverage

46.79354, -71.35285 (N 46°47′37″ W 71°21′10″)

Physical Dimensions

Length 83.5 cm, Width 96.0 cm

Item Name

skirt

Citation

Groslouis, Mrs. Caroline, “Woolen Skirt with Horizontal Ribbon Stripes,” Mapping Anishinaabe Regalia, accessed November 12, 2024, https://iris.siue.edu/anishinaaberegalia/items/show/76.