The Raven's Tail

Object/Artifact

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

"The Raven's Tail"

Entry/Object ID

2021.12.103

Description

"The Raven's Tail" Author: Cheryl Samuel, 1987. This work explores Indigenous weaving and textiles, focusing on robes that were woven on the north-western coast of North America. The known historical data of the robes, an analysis of the materials used, and a description of the nine twining techniques used are presented in this work. Instructions and diagrams for weaving techniques are also included. Likely used as reference/research for Dorothy Burnham's "Caribou" work

Collection

Dorothy Burnham Collection

Cataloged By

Headrick, Meghan

Made/Created

Artist

Cheryl Samuel

Date made

1987

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Burnham, Dorothy Burnham, Macdonald, Weaving, Book, Caribou, Indigenous, To Please the Caribou, Samuel, Traditional Weaving, Inuit, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territories, Coverlet, Keep Me Warm, Keep Me Warm One Night, Traditional Clothing, Ceremonial Clothing, Research, Diagrams, Dress uniform, Cree, Crow, Naskapi, Algonquin, Drawing, Drawings, Huron

Material

Paper, ink

Location

Container

5, 2

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Date

November 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Burnham, Dorothy

Person or Organization

Burnham, Dorothy

Person or Organization

Burnham, Dorothy

Person or Organization

Samuel, Cheryl

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

February 14, 2022

Updated By

r.milton@mvtm.ca

Update Date

August 3, 2024