Pouch Or Haversack With Bead Work, Shoulder Bag Item Number: E67996-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Provenience note: Anthropology catalogue ledger book lists a locality of Alaska for E67931 - 68019. Catalogue cards list a locality of Sitka. Alaska. It is unclear which is correct, though it is probable that the collection was purchased in Sitka.Linda Wynne, Ruth Demmert, elder, and Florence Sheakley, elder, made the following comments during the Tlingit Recovering Voices Community Research Visit, March 13-March 24, 2017. The elders agreed that the beadwork on this object is loom woven, and commented that the bead design is similar to bead designs on octopus bags (e.g. E89196-0; E021581-0). There is a button to close the bag.
Item History
- Made in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected by Sgt. John J. McLean in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA during 1882
- Received on November 3, 1882
What
- Name
- Pouch Or Haversack With Bead Work, Shoulder Bag
- Identification Number
- E67996-0
- Type of Item
- bag
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Field Collector
- Sgt. John J. McLean
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- during 1882
- Acquisition Date
- on November 3, 1882
Other
- Accession Number
- 012009