Brooch

Title
Brooch
Creator
Lena Nottaway
Subject
Anicinabe ocitowin (Arts and crafts)
Spatial Coverage
Kokomville - Barrière Lake
Famille
Nottaway
Description
Piece of goose feather, with a pin through it.

Ornament, often sewn onto a baby hat. In the James Bay region, an animal's tail was sewn onto a boy's hat to represent his soul.

We'd take little details from the bird or duck, remove them and make little decorations.
Format
Object
Étendue
Width: 3 cm ; Height: 3 cm
Matériaux
Feather (Migwan)
Goose (Nika)
Metal (Piobik)
Éditeur
Musée de la Civilisation
Contributor
Pikogan Elders Committee
Date Modified
2025-11-11
Access Rights
Open access
License
Protected by copyrights
Identifier
MdlC75-1143