Title

Packwekin actotin

Creator

Irène Jérôme

Subject

Anicinabe ocitowin (Arts and crafts)

Kekocican (Clothing)

Actotin (hat)

Spatial Coverage

Kitcisakik (Grand Lake Victoria)

Famille

Jérôme

Description

Hat made of seven pieces of leather, circular around the head and flat on top. Earflaps on the sides, ending in a ribbon used to fasten the hat. Bands of muskrat fur around the brim, between the front and back side pieces and around the top piece. Embroidered motifs (cotton thread) on both sides.

Often, the patterns embroidered by the women referred to nature.

Format

Object

Étendue

Width: 20 cm ; Height: 26 cm ; Depth: 30 cm

Matériaux

Leather (Packwekin)

Reindeer (Adik)

Cotton

Silk

Fur (Weian)

Muskrat (Wadjack)

Technique de fabrication

Cut

Sewn

Embroidered

Date Created

1971-1972

Titre antérieur

Hat [Musée de la Civilisation]
Title replaced by the Anicinabemowin term.

Source

https://collections.mcq.org/objets/10524

Contributor

Musée de la Civilisation (sharing)

Pikogan Elders Committee (description)

Date Modified

2025-03-10

Access Rights

Open access

License

Protected by copyrights

Identifier

MdlC75-1115