Tsuu T'ina (Sarcee)


CMC V-D-356 a,b

Ka tii, 1921.




 


Gift (along with a vest)
presented to Diamond Jenness
by the Tsuu T'ina community, 1921.


Glass beads, smoked brain-tanned hide, wool, cotton.



Jenness reported in 1921 that there were only about 250 Tsuu T'ina people living. They spoke an Athapaskan language similar to the Beaver but had adapted a Plains culture resembling that of their Blackfoot neighbours, with whom they were closely allied. These moccasins show a mixture of a Plains influence - the geometric beadwork - and an Athapaskan influence — the beaded designs of the cuffs.