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Trade goods at Fort Edmonton - 1841

Did they have scissors back then? An inventory of trade goods at Fort Edmonton, 1841-41. This is an extract from the inventory of goods and property at Fort Edmonton, taken in 1842. It shows the goods available for sewing: beads, cloth, thread, needles....and scissors!

 

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About the Shirts

Relations between the Blackfoot-speaking peoples and fur trade companies
What are the Blackfoot shirts in the Pitt Rivers Museum made of?
What the shirts tell us
How did the shirts get to the Pitt Rivers Museum?
The Process of restoring and conserving the Blackfoot shirts
Identifying the plant material in the quillwork
Meeting the Ancestors
Shirt for formal occasions
Shirt for working
Shirt that tells its history
Shirt with layers of paint
Shirt with painted war honours
Trade goods at Fort Edmonton - 1841
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