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Introduction

bag with bird on branch motif, collected by Edward Sapir, 1914, Onkwehonwe (Hodenosaunee, Iroquois), 6 Nations Reserve, Brantford, Ontario, early 1900s.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

museum documentation.

Place of Origin: Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Date Made or Date Range: 1900s to 1914
Materials

commercially tanned probably cow hide with the sueded side out, white and blue small glass seed beads, two draw strings threaded through the top.

Techniques or Format

made out of six rectangle panels of hides with pointed ends, sewn together along the side

Motifs and Patterns

might be flower basket, petals are sewn together with double bead edging, a bird on a branch

Dimensions: 2.1 × 6.6 × 9.5 cm
Condition: good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Catalog card states that this piece was collected by Edward Sapir in 1914, and a very similar bag III-I-1021 is attributed to the early 20th century.

Current Location: Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: III-I-1020
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1914-06-13
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Sapir, E
GKS Reference Number: 26608
How to Cite this Item

Item to be cited by catalog card, 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: Jonathan Lainey (JL), Ruth Phillips (RP), Judy Hall (JH), Stacey Loyer (SL), Anne de Stecher (AS), Heidi Bohaker (HB), Aaron Mills (AM), Janis Monture (JM), John Moses (JMoses) and Jameson Brant (JBrant).

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

Source of Information about Places

Eastern Great Lakes--

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