opaque and semi-translucent beads, white cotton thread, cardboard, smoked tanned hide strip

Open mesh bag, cylindrical shape, White and red opaque and semi-translucent beads are worked together in an open lace-stitch technique to create a lattice (small diamond) pattern, Beadwork done with white cotton thread, Overall colour is white with a band of red around middle and around bottom edge, Grey cloth covered cardboard disk placed at the bottom, stitched to the bottom of bag, Same white beads for large diamond pattern around top opening edge, Threaded through diamonds is handle, Long smoked tanned hide strip is threaded around twice to serve as a drawstring handle, Ends of handle are knotted together.

Beads worked together in an open lace-stitch technique to create a lattice (small diamond) pattern, Beadwork done with white cotton thread, Overall colour is white with a band of red around middle and around bottom edge.

Beaded bag for trinkets

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Nathaniel Murdock William John McKenzie was born on Dec. 5, 1857 in Stromness, Orkney Islands. He took a contract with the HBC in 1876 as a carpenter serving at Fort Ellice in Southwestern Manitoba. He rose through the ranks from this position to Post Manager, Clerk in Charge, Clerk and Trader, and finally District Manager for the Lake Huron and Lake Superior regions. He retired briefly June 1, 1893 and then returned into the service until 1914. During his employment, he worked in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and in the northern Great Lakes region.

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Manitoba Museum