Bag Item Number: 3120/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Felted wool bag, rectangular in shape with a flap covering the mouth and folding half way down the front.. Flap closes with a round, stone button. A braided handle is made of red and green yarn and attached at the upper corners. The front is embroidered with an igloo and sailboat, the flap with two purple walruses, and the back with flowers in orange, green and red, with blue vines. Red yarn is sewn around the edges of the flap and opening. The interior front of the bag is lined with thick brown paper.
Narrative
May have been made in Baffin Island, or northern Quebec?
Item History
- Made in Nunavut, Canada ?
- Owned by Susan Rowley before July 13, 2015
- Received from Susan Rowley (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source) on July 13, 2015
What
- Name
- Bag
- Identification Number
- 3120/1
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- wool fibre, paper, stone and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 29.5 cm, width 36.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Susan Rowley
- Received from
- Susan Rowley (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nunavut, Canada ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 13, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on July 13, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3120/0001