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Scene on the Blood Reserve

Nora Foote

The Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford

Scene on the Blood Reserve

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Nora Foote, an English artist, visited the Blood Reserve in Alberta, Canada, in 1895. She painted a number of portraits of the local people as well as this scene, which depicts the dwellings and surrounding landscape. Tipis, such as those depicted here, were the traditional dwellings of the Blackfoot. They were constructed of buffalo hides over a framework of wooden poles. Up to 20 hides were used to make one cover, depending on the desired size of the tipi. Several women worked together to cut and sew the hides, which were painted before they were put over the frame. The painted designs were protective and passed down in the owner’s family.

The Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford

Oxford

Title

Scene on the Blood Reserve

Date

1895

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 46 x W 56 cm

Accession number

1962.5.2

Acquisition method

gift, 1962

Work type

Painting

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