
Audie Murray Métis, b. 1993
Treaty 4 Gloves, 2019
Cotton, latex, acrylic, glass beads, porcupine quills, chain, brain-tanned deer hide
46 x 10 inches
116.8 x 25.4 cm
116.8 x 25.4 cm
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Murray’s Treaty 4 Gloves (2019), as the title suggests, refers to the era in which unfavourable land transfer negotiations took place, in particular that of Treaty Four in 1874. Moreover,...
Murray’s Treaty 4 Gloves (2019), as the title suggests, refers to the era in which unfavourable land transfer negotiations took place, in particular that of Treaty Four in 1874. Moreover, the ornate seed-beaded gloves become a surrogate for the working hand. Sourced from her parent’s garage in Saskatchewan, Canada, they provide a sense of intimacy from a familial place. When placed in the gallery, the carefully worked readymade object becomes the means through which notions of labour, land, indigeneity, and domesticity are addressed.