Bag

Date created
circa 1880
Culture/People
Gwich'in (Kutchin)
Previous seller
J. C. Stevens Auction Rooms, 1834-ca. 1940
Previous owner
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Seller
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
MAI agent
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Collection History
Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") in 1913 J. C. Stevens Auction Rooms (London, England); purchased by George Heye from W.O. Oldman in 1913.
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Place
Alaska; USA (inferred)
See related items
Gwich'in (Kutchin)
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
3/6396
Barcode
036396.000
Object Type
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Native Term
khal ohtsuu
Object Name
Bag
Media/Materials
Caribou hide/skin, porcupine quills, glass bead/beads, wool yarn, hide thong/babiche, dye/dyes
Techniques
Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, quill plaiting/woven quillwork, dyed, edge beaded, quill-wrapped (flat)
Dimensions
35.8 x 47.0 x 3.0 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65531d8c8-4574-4fea-8e14-91671fa258c0
Record ID
NMAI_38887