Bag

Item number D2.97 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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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

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

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Alberta, Canada

Who

Culture
Plains
Previous Owner
Thomas Dodd Milburne and Heather Ettrick
Received from
Heather Ettrick (Donor)

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
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