Description:
Miniature items of men’s clothing, hunting bag, rifle case, tobacco pouch, canoe and paddles, drum and drumstick. Made with smoked caribou hide, cotton, embroidery thread, bric-a-brac and wool, and appliquéd on canvas.
Other Info:
Mani-Katinen (Andrew) Nuna, a teacher at Peenamin Mackenzie school, instructed Tenesh (Pone) Andrew to make this design. These wall-hangings are recent innovations made by Innu craftswomen for display in their homes and those of their friends and relatives, or for sale in the craft trade. They represent miniaturized examples of “traditional” clothing worn by the Innu in the pre-settlement period, as well as moccasins and other objects.These wall-hangings are recent innovations made by Innu craftswomen for display in their homes and those of their friends and relatives, or for sale in the craft trade. They represent miniaturized examples of “traditional” clothing worn by the Innu in the pre-settlement period. Besides clothing, this hanging includes representations of snowshoes, a canoe, paddles, gun case and hunting bag.