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skin pouch with bead decoration
skin pouch with bead decoration
skin pouch with bead decoration
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Introduction
Skin pouch with bead decoration; green ribbon on handle. The beaded pattern on top looks like a red-breasted robin. The drawstring on top indicates that this is not a pipe bag. Looks like the work of a beginner beader.
Name of Maker(s):
Anonymous Bois Forte ? artist
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
Peabody Museum catalogue record.
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
Peabody Museum catalogue record.
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Materials
Leather, Fabric, Ribbon, Glass, Skin, Bead
Dimensions:
17.3 × 11.2 × 0.8 cm
Provenance
Current Location:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
47-66-10/29006
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1947-1948
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Gift of Miss Caroline W. Andrus, 1947-1948
Previous Collectors:
Collector: William E. Jones; Collector: Miss Caroline W. Andrus
Collection Narratives and Histories
Collector: William E. Jones; Collector: Miss Caroline W. Andrus
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
58971
Record Creation Context
Record created by Shenella Charles GRASAC Summer RA
Approximate Place of Origin
42.7, -92.2
Source of Information about Places
Peabody Museum catalogue record (Eastern Woodlands)