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Introduction

pouch with quillwork, collected by Charles Alston Messiter, purchased at Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc, New York, Great Lakes provenance, 1700s.

Nation of Origin

Date Made or Date Range: 1700s

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Materials

skin, porcupine quills, metal, hair, sinew

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

museum documentation

Provenance

Current Location: Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: III-X-375

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1982

Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Charles Alston Messiter

Collection Narratives and Histories

purchased at Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc, New York, April 24, 1982

About This GRASAC Record

GKS Reference Number: 26955

How to Cite this Item

Item to be cited by catalog number, collection and institution.

Record Creation Context

GRASAC sponsored research trip to the CMC, June 16 to 20. Supported by the SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant, 2007-2010.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Judy Hall (JH), Stacey Loyer (SL), Aaron Mills (AM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Linda Sioui (LS), Anne de Stecher (AS)

Approximate Place of Origin

45.8, -83.9

Source of Information about Places

Great Lakes--