Bag

Bag

Bag

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Introduction

A moose-hide pouch with a netted quillwork panel collected by British Army officer Jasper Grant between 1800-1809. Probably Anishinaabe or Cree.

Nation of Maker: Eeyou (Eastern James Bay Quebec Cree) Mushkegowuk (Western James Bay Cree)
Date Made or Date Range: 1800-1809
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Patterns of Power

Materials

Moose hide; porcupine quills, red, yellow, blue, black, white; tinned iron cones; single ply wool yarn, green.

Techniques or Format

Netted and one-quill edging techniques bound to the bag and the fringe with red dyed sinew; triangular hole for attachement on one of the upper edges

Motifs and Patterns

Hourgalsses, rectangles

Other Notes

The simple and bold geometric elements occur in the art of Great Lakes peoples such as the Winnebago, Sauk and Fox. It displays stylized images which probably refer to upper world manitos, the Thunderbirds.

Dimensions: 0 × 16.5 × 59 cm
Condition: excellent
Current Location: National Museum of Ireland
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1902.324
Collection at Current Location: Jasper Grant Collection
Publication History

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

Comment on Source of Exhibition & Publication Data

Patterns of Power

GKS Reference Number: 27003
Record Creation Context

GRASAC Research trip to National Museum of Ireland July 22 2010. Participants, Alan Corbiere, Ruth Phillips, Crystal Migwans, Nicholas Stolle, assisted by Padraig Clancy and Emma Crosby

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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