The covenant chain is the symbol of a pledge of friendship. Historically, it represented Indian-European alliances in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century New England and New York. Symbolically, it has come to mean much more. This exhibition and its catalogue shed new light on a previously unexplored aspect of the fur trade in North America. In presenting a different perspective on eighteenth-century Canadian silversmiths, we can see the far-reaching implications of the fur trade. Also revealed are the close links between the sophisticated colonial craft of silversmithing and the evolving material culture of the North American Indian.

The covenant chain: Indian ceremonial and trade silver : the covenant chain by N. Jaye Fredrickson ; catalogue of the exhibition by Sandra Gibb : a travelling exhibition of the National Museum of Man

Politics & Social Sciences

Fredrickson, N. Jaye

Social Sciences

University of Chicago Press [distributor]

<p>The covenant chain is the symbol of a pledge of friendship. Historically, it represented Indian-European alliances in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century New England and New York. Symbolically, it has come to mean much more. This exhibition and its catalogue shed new light on a previously unexplored aspect of the fur trade in North America. In presenting a different perspective on eighteenth-century Canadian silversmiths, we can see the far-reaching implications of the fur trade. Also revealed are the close links between the sophisticated colonial craft of silversmithing and the evolving material culture of the North American Indian.</p>

The Covenant Chain: Indian Ceremonial and Trade Silver

Gibb, Sandra

Religion & Spirituality

Canadian Museum of History

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