bag, cedar bark

bag, cedar bark

bag, cedar bark

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Introduction

This relative is a cedar bark bag. It is attributed to the Anishinaabe, from Red Lake, Minnesota. It was collected by Amos H. Gotschall between 1871 and 1902. Upon his death, his collection was likely left to the Academy of Natural Sciences (ANS) in Philadelphia in 1937. ANS gifted it to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1997 where it currently resides.

Name of Maker(s): Unrecorded
Maker role: Artist
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

This nation attribution is based on Gottschall's records.

Place of Origin: Red Lake Nation, Miskwaagamiiwi-Zaagaiganing
Date Made or Date Range: 1880s to 1910s
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Information in this record is based on museum documentation.

Materials

cedar bark, natural and dyed black,

Techniques or Format

This bag is woven from strips of cedar bark.

Dimensions: 36 × 28.6 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

These date attributions are based on Gottschall's dates of activity.

Current Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 97-85-480 (Museum number); L85-480 (Old museum number); 17960 (ANS number); I 1192 (Gottschall number)
Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/220779
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1997
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997.
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1871-1902
Collection Narratives and Histories

It was collected by Amos H. Gotschall between 1871 and 1902. Upon his death, his collection was likely left to the Academy of Natural Sciences (ANS) in Philadelphia in 1937. ANS gifted it to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1997 where it currently resides.

Publication History

Gottschall, Amos H. Priced and Descriptive Catalogue of the Utensils, Implements, Weapons, Ornaments, Etc., of the Indians, Mound Builders, Cliff Dwellers: Typical Collections No. 1. 1909. (See: I 1192)

GKS Reference Number: 24444
How to Cite this Item

Maker, Name unrecorded. Mkak, box, birchbark. GRASAC ID 24444. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 97-85-480.

Record Creation Context

GRASAC site research visit by Alan Corbiere, David Penney, Stacey Loyer, Ruth Phillips and William Wierzbowski (curator) on December 2, 2009.
This record was augmented by Joy Kruse on August 6th, 2024.

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