Octopus Bag Item Number: 08.491.8896 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
Made entirely from trade materials, these distinctive cloth pouches were accessories for ceremonial clothing. They were called octopus bags because of their tentacle-like fringes. Some of the Tlingit designs may have been influenced by proximity to the Athabascan groups to the east. The reverse of the bag is plain.The pouch has four double fringe "arms" and a black wool strap.
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund
Item History
- Made between 1868 and 1901
What
- Name
- Octopus Bag
- Identification Number
- 08.491.8896
- Type of Item
- octopus bag
- Material
- wool, cotton and glass bead
- Overall
- length 17.6875 in, width 9.4375 in
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit and Gwa'sala Kwakwaka'wakw
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1868 and 1901
Other
- Classification
- Carrier