2 images matching Treadle

B2022.005.44

[Group of young Indigenous girls in reindeer fur parkas posed inside room; treadle sewing table at left] [At AFN 2023, location identified as possibly Wales] [At AFN 2024, location confirmed Wales. Child wearing dark parka at left front identified as Katie Tokienna]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Girls, Fur parka, Reindeer, Pelt, Hide, Skin, Room, Interior, Building, Sewing table, Treadle, Katie Tokienna, Wales

Collection: B2022.005 Amidon

B2015.008.1203

A “dhursie,” or tailor. Probably a Bengalee from the dress. Barefoot, of course. Wages 16 to 32 cts. a day. Very unusual to see the treadle. Singer machines invade the East everywhere, but in India the usual sight is the hand attachment, the native and his machine both on the floor. [portrait of man sitting at sewing machine in street]
Keywords: tailor, sewing, sewing machine, India

Collection: B2015.008