Woman's hood
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.In the mid-nineteenth century, Cree and Ojibwa women made elongated wool hoods for personal use in travel, church, and special occasions. The design typically comprised three panels of complex floral motifs, embroidered with multicolored glass beads, as well as fringes of patterned beads—as seen in this striking example.
Artwork Details
- Title: Woman's hood
- Artist: James Bay Cree artist
- Date: ca. 1865
- Geography: Made in Quebec, Canada
- Culture: James Bay Cree, Native American
- Medium: Wool cloth, glass beads, and silk thread
- Dimensions: 26 3/4 × 11 1/2 in. (67.9 × 29.2 cm)
- Credit Line: Loan from the Charles and Valerie Diker Collection
- Object Number: L.2018.35.41
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing