Bag Item Number: 527/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tanned and smoked moosehide, pouch style bag. Front has beaded floral design in red, orange, maroon, yellow, blue and green. Top is trimmed with soft variegated hide; outside seams are also trimmed with thin strips of the same hide. Handle has serrated edges. Pouch and handle are lined with green cotton fabric with a balck and white clover design. Machine stitched.
Item History
- Made in Canada
- Collected between 1940 and 1960
- Owned by Lillian French before April 19, 1979
- Received from Lillian French (Donor) on April 19, 1979
What
- Name
- Bag
- Identification Number
- 527/7
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- skin, cotton fibre, glass and dye
- Overall
- height 8.9 in, width 8.5 in
Who
- Culture
- Arctic America
- Previous Owner
- Lillian French
- Received from
- Lillian French (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1940 and 1960
- Ownership Date
- before April 19, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on April 19, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles; beadwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0527/0007