An Aboriginal Presence
Jane Dragon
Jane Dragon, seamstress and
educator, is of Chipewyan-Métis ancestry. Born in
Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan, she has lived most of her life in
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. She is a highly accomplished
hide tanner and seamstress, well-known for sewing hide and fur
clothing, and for fine decorative work with beads, porcupine
quills and embroidery thread. She teaches Dene crafts, bush
skills and languages, and has served on the board of trustees of
the Canadian Museum of Nature.
|
Jane Dragon, photograph by Judy Thompson,
Canadian Museum of Civilization
|
|
|
|
(left) Parka,
(right) mittens and boots
Chipewyan-Métis
Northwest Territories
1991
Made by Jane Dragon
Duffle, wolf and beaver fur, caribou skin, moose hide, sheepskin,
glass beads, wool, sateen and cotton
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Vl-D-259, CD95-643-038;
VI-D-261 a,b, D2002-013163, CD2002-244;
VI-D-260 a,b, D2002-013165, CD2002-244
|
