Harry Piers: Museum Maker

Notes from Piers Accession Book:

Photograph (3 3/8 x 5 3/8 inches) of Micmac Indian, "Doctor" Jeremiah ("Jerry") Lonecloud, alias Luxey, alias Helselmah (his Indian name), and his Malicete Indian wife Sarbet (i.e. Elizabeth), both in native costume.

Lonecloud wears an ornamented [broadcloth] coat and head dress which he borrowed from Micmac Indian Tom Malloney, son of late Stephen Malloney. The coat is said to be about 75 years old (in that case made about 1848, but I do not believe it is so old), and belonged to Stephen Malloney, who wore it when he met the Prince of Wales at Halifax in summer of 1860. The coat is very frail now. Stephen Malloney was a great guide, and used to go hunting with Col. William [Chambly] and also with Lord []. The knife at Lonecloud's belt, is a modern one made from a moose's []-bone.

Lonecloud's wife wears a jacket and skirt which she borrowed for the occasion from the Provincial Museum (accession numbers 3210 and 3576).

Date Accessioned: 4 September 1923

Reference: Harry Piers number 5315  Nova Scotia Archives Photograph Collection Mi'kmaq: Lonecloud, Jeremiah and Family /  negative: N-4179