Bag Item Number: D1.27 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Beaded, triangular shaped unsmoked skin bag with a fringe, a thin skin handle and a slight opening at the top. The front has a beaded design consisting of multicoloured squared sections creating a geometric pattern in pink, blue, yellow, black, red, and green. The back has a beaded edge of black, yellow, pink, blue and green.
History Of Use
For carrying medicine and other small items
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1910
- Collected during 1910
- Owned by Anna J. Beecher
- Owned by Frederick L. Beecher before 1952
- Received from Frederick L. Beecher (Donor) during 1952
What
- Name
- Bag
- Identification Number
- D1.27
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- skin and glass
- Manufacturing Technique
- embroidered and sewn
- Overall
- height 17.6 cm, width 10.0 cm, depth 3.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Ktunaxa
- Previous Owner
- Anna J. Beecher and Frederick L. Beecher
- Received from
- Frederick L. Beecher (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1910
- Collection Date
- during 1910
- Ownership Date
- before 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during 1952
Other
- Item Classes
- beadwork; textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2004/0095