Bag

Date created
circa 1850
Culture/People
probably Cree Metis (attributed); formerly identified as Denésoliné (Chipewyan)
Possible owner
Lady Jane Franklin (Jane Griffen/Mrs. John Franklin), Non-Indian, 1791-1875
Previous seller
Miss LeFroy, Non-Indian
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
Presenter/funding source
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") in 1912 from Miss Lefroy (a great-niece of Lady Jane Franklin); purchased by MAI from W.O. Oldman in 1916 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place
Manitoba; Canada (inferred)
See related items
Cree Metis
Denésoliné (Chipewyan)
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
5/3105
Barcode
053105.000
Object Type
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Object Name
Bag
Media/Materials
Elk hide/skin, porcupine quills, dye/dyes
Techniques
Sewn, quill woven/loomed quillwork, quill embroidered
Dimensions
27.20 x 15.60 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6570b4c82-5f20-420a-b10b-9e9c19b81830
Record ID
NMAI_56634