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Twined Bag
Twined Bag
Twined Bag
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Introduction
A twined vegetable fiber Anishinaabe bag with underwater panthers on both sides. First half of the 19th century. Transferred from Andover Newton Theological School.
Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Date Made or Date Range:
first half of the 19th century
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Materials
vegetable fibre (nettlestalk)in natural, two shades of brown and a light blue (possibly faded)
Techniques or Format
finger woven, no bottom or side seams
Motifs and Patterns
underwater panthers
Other Notes
the dark brown used to define the central images seems to be the same fibre as the bag (not animal hair)
Condition:
good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
period when Andover Newton missionaries were in the Great Lakes
Provenance
Current Location:
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
E53438
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1976
Collection Narratives and Histories
Andover Newton Theological School
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
26418
Record Creation Context
Research visit by Ruth Phillips working with Karen Kramer Russell and Madeleine Kropa
Approximate Place of Origin