bag, cedar bark

bag, cedar bark

bag, cedar bark

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Introduction

This relative is a cedar bark woven bag. It is attributed to the Anishinaabe of Red Lake Minnesota and dates to the late 19th century. The bag was collected by Amos H. Gottschall at Red Lake between 1871 and 1902. Upon his death, his collection was likely left to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANS) in 1937. ANS gifted the collection 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 museum documentation.

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

The information in this record comes from museum documentation.

Materials

cedar bark strips.

Techniques or Format

This bag is woven from strips of cedar bark.

Dimensions: 19.7 × 18.4 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

These date attribution is 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: 97-85-484 (Museum number); L85-484 (Old museum number); 17968 (Possible ANS number); I 606 (Gottschall number)
Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/121225
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

The bag was collected by Amos H. Gottschall at Red Lake between 1871 and 1902. Upon his death, his collection was likely left to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANS) in 1937. ANS gifted the collection 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 606)

GKS Reference Number: 26285
How to Cite this Item

Maker, Name unrecorded. Bag, cedar bark. GRASAC ID 26285. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 97-85-484.

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.

Approximate Place of Origin

48.053019915, -95.00786709

Source of Information about Places

Museum documentation.

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