Bag Item Number: D2.144 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rawhide bag with a red wool trim along the edge,and red and green trim woven on the end of the ties. Painted red, blue, and green in a geometric pattern.
History Of Use
This kind of bag with long fringes was used by groups such as the Blackfoot, among others, for holding medicine bundles or sacred objects.
Cultural Context
ceremonial
Item History
- Made in North America
- Collected between 1925 and 1955
- Owned by T. R. Stock before December 6, 1961
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and T. R. Stock (Seller) on December 6, 1961
What
- Name
- Bag
- Identification Number
- D2.144
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- rawhide skin and wool fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- folded, sewn and painted
- Image
- height 23.0 cm, width 28.5 cm, depth 4.5 cm
- Overall
- height 27.0 cm, width 32.0 cm, depth 10.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Blackfoot
- Previous Owner
- T. R. Stock
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and T. R. Stock (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- North America
When
- Collection Date
- between 1925 and 1955
- Ownership Date
- before December 6, 1961
- Acquisition Date
- on December 6, 1961
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0067/0007