Bracelet Item Number: 1322/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Silver cuff bracelet with an eagle design engraved around the outer surface.
Specific Techniques
Bracelet made from silver dollar coins: produced by hammering silver coins into a flat piece of rectangular metal. The metal is then incised with the design, and curved into a cuff shape when completed, for wearing.
Narrative
Commissioned by Pearl Point to give to her daughter Georgina Brown on her 16th birthday. Brown's family is said to have lived on the Nanaimo Reserve (#1) at the time; Brown said Jimmy John (Mowachaht) was living on the #4 Nanaimo Reserve at the time. The bracelet was made from silver coins that Point gave to John for making the bracelet. In 1988 Georgina Brown decided to sell the bracelet to MOA.
Item History
- Made by Jimmy John (Maker) in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada during 1966
- Owned by Georgina Brown before November 15, 1988
- Received from Georgina Brown (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on November 15, 1988
What
- Name
- Bracelet
- Identification Number
- 1322/1
- Type of Item
- bracelet
- Material
- silver metal
- Overall
- height 1.3 cm, width 6.0 cm, depth 4.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth and Coast Salish
- Creator
- Jimmy John (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Georgina Brown
- Received from
- Georgina Brown (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1966
- Ownership Date
- before November 15, 1988
- Acquisition Date
- on November 15, 1988
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1322/0001