Archaeological Textiles from Victorian Era Saskatchewan

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Fiber and Perishables in Archaeology and Beyond" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Past, and present, fiber objects fulfill an incredible array of human necessities, from utilitarian hunting and fishing tools to powerful symbols of sociocultural and political identity like clothing and personal adornments. For archaeologists and anthropologists, fiber objects offer opportunities to explore common questions including plant and animal resource use and management, trade, and even past environmental conditions. As a technology attributed to women, a detailed understanding of these artifacts and techniques, is an opportunity to answer less common but equally significant questions, aimed at filling the gap in our understanding of women’s lives, technical expertise, ingenuity, and contributions to life in the past. This project explores the fibre and perishable artifact assemblages from Metis hivernant archaeological sites in Saskatchewan to provide insight into this seriously understudied aspect of Metis life during the late 19th century.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• Fiber and Perishables in Archaeology and Beyond

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Abstract Id(s): 50413