Bag Item Number: D2.97 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Leather pouch sewn on three edges. Beaded on one side with a pair of vertical double-pointed hour-glass-like shapes that are translucent pink along the inner most sides and green along the outer most sides on a white background with gold-coloured beads across the top. Fringe sewn on which is very soft - like suede.
Narrative
Collected near Hay River, Alberta, by Major Thomas Dodd Milbourne in 1850.
Item History
- Made in Alberta, Canada
- Collected during 1850
- Owned by Thomas Dodd Milburne
- Owned by Heather Ettrick before February 13, 1962
- Received from Heather Ettrick (Donor) on February 13, 1962
What
- Name
- Bag
- Identification Number
- D2.97
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- rawhide skin, glass and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- sewn and embroidered
- Overall
- height 23.5 cm, width 7.3 cm, depth 1.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Plains
- Previous Owner
- Thomas Dodd Milburne and Heather Ettrick
- Received from
- Heather Ettrick (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alberta, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1850
- Ownership Date
- before February 13, 1962
- Acquisition Date
- on February 13, 1962
Other
- Item Classes
- beadwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0073/0006