Bullet Pouch Item Number: E2495-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
A FLAT POUCH, ROUNDED AT THE BOTTOM, SQUARE AT THE TOP, MADE OF BLUE AND RED FELTED CLOTH SEWN ONTO TANNED HIDE. THERE IS BLUE FELT EDGING ALL AROUND. APPLIQUE IN BLUE ON RED AND RED ON BLUE, EACH BORDERED WITH WHITE GLASS BEADS. HAS ORIGINAL PEALE TAG; ALSO OLD SHIPPING TAG READS, "N.W.C. BY E. VERY, EX EX 36 BOX". EXHIBITED MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1985-86.Provenience note, in 1841 Oregon Territory encompassed the land from Russian Alaska to Spanish California and from the Pacific to the Continental Divide. The U.S. Exploring Expedition did not go to Canada, but did reach Oregon Territory in 1841, and carried out a hydrographic survey of the Columbia River from its mouth to the Cascades, as well as doing some surveying inland.They had dealings with Hudson's Bay Company staff during that time, and it is probable that the HBC is the source of a number of the Northwest Coast artifacts collected by the expedition.
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA ? or Oregon, USA ?
- Collected by Edward Verry in Washington, USA ? or Oregon, USA ? between 1838 and 1842
- Received from United States Exploring Expedition during 1858
What
- Name
- Bullet Pouch
- Identification Number
- E2495-0
- Type of Item
- bag
Who
- Field Collector
- Edward Verry
- Received from
- United States Exploring Expedition
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Washington, USA ? or Oregon, USA ?
- Collected in
- Washington, USA ? or Oregon, USA ?
When
- Collection Date
- between 1838 and 1842
- Acquisition Date
- during 1858
Other
- Accession Number
- 66A00050