Wall pocket by an unknown Gwich’in artist, Yukon, pre-1901, is an example of the dispersal of Métis-style beading throughout the far north, which accelerated after the Riel Rebellion. From the Hudson’s Bay Company Collection.
- Saturday, January 19, 2019
- Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Avenue (meet at admissions desk)
The Métis were known as the Flower Beadwork People. Learn about the history of this Manitoba tradition from curator Maureen Matthews who will lead a behind-the-scenes tour of the Manitoba Museum's extensive beadwork collection.
The tour is currently full, if you'd like to be placed on a waiting list in case of cacellations please call 204-949-9490. The tour is free but does not include admission to the entire museum.
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Until this spring, Dr. Maureen Matthews was the Curator of Cultural Anthropology at the Manitoba Museum, where she made Indigenous collections accessible to artists. She developed beading and quillwork “skills repatriation” projects, actively creating opportunities for museum artefacts to become teachers and mentors. Her recent collaboration with local Métis artists resulted in a large multimedia piece in Storied Objects: Métis Art in Relation at Saskatoon’s Remai Modern.
