Pouch

Pouch

Pouch

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Introduction

This smoked deerskin pouch elaborated with quill work is of Cree origin. It dates from the late 18th century.

Nation of Maker: American
Nation of Origin

Patterns of Power

Date Made or Date Range: 178u-18uu
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Patterns of Power

Materials

Smoked deerskin; porcupine quills, white, yellow, red, blue; bast, elm bark, or linen; thongs; translucent light blue glass beads; sinew; iron wire loop on top edge and hook below upper band of quillwork.

Techniques or Format

Quill work woven on warp and weft of bast, elm bark or linen; quill-wrapped leather thongs; one-quill edging and simple line stitch bordering quill bands.

Dimensions: 24.4 × 15 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Patterns of Power: late 18th century

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: grasac_3055
Publication History

Phillips, Ruth. Patterns of Power. Kleinburg, On.: McMichael Canadian Collection, 1984.

GKS Reference Number: 1296
Approximate Place of Origin

42.3314, -83.0458

Source of Information about Places

Patterns of Power: Cree

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