Bag Item Number: D3.168 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Black bag with a thick shoulder strap, all covered in geometric and floral beadwork. Red polished cotton backing, black trimming, red and blue wool tassels, black wool with purple trim on edge of pocket; beads--red, green, white, yellow, black, pink--loom beading.
History Of Use
Woman's bag
Narrative
Worn between 1830 and 1880.
Item History
- Made in Canada ?
- Collected during 1820
- Owned by Lilly Jaffe before November 1970
- Received from Lilly Jaffe (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) during November 1970
What
- Name
- Bag
- Identification Number
- D3.168
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- cotton fibre, wool fibre, glass and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven, sewn and embroidered
- Overall
- height 44.5 cm, width 30.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Ojibwa
- Previous Owner
- Lilly Jaffe
- Received from
- Lilly Jaffe (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Canada ?
When
- Collection Date
- during 1820
- Ownership Date
- before November 1970
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1970
Other
- Item Classes
- beadwork; textiles
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 45
- Accession Number
- 0175/0002