Porcupine quill work on the replica of the original mace of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

A replica of the original mace of the Legislative Assembly of the Norhwest Territories is on display at the Legislature Building. Around the shaft of the mace there is a section of dyed porcupine quills stitched into diamond and checkerboard patterns in red and blue.The top and bottom edges are fini...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Campbell, Sandy
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Porcupine quillwork
Photographs
Handicraft - Northwest Territories
Canada
Mace - Legilsative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Tsʼit chʼòo
chʼoh - (Vuntut Gwich'in)
Indigenous arts and crafts - Yellowknife
NWT
Mace
Northwest Territories
Yellowknife
Online Access:https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/500c8bc5-b64b-46d6-a5c0-b9e2269116e4
https://doi.org/10.7939/R3K06X74N
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Summary:A replica of the original mace of the Legislative Assembly of the Norhwest Territories is on display at the Legislature Building. Around the shaft of the mace there is a section of dyed porcupine quills stitched into diamond and checkerboard patterns in red and blue.The top and bottom edges are finished with strings of tiny white beads.

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