bag, cedar bark

bag, cedar bark

bag, cedar bark

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Introduction

This relative is a woven Anishinaabe cedar bark bag from Red Lake, Minnesota. It was collected by Amos H. Gottschall between 1871 and 1902. Upon his death, his collection was likely left to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANS) in 1937. ANS gifted the collection to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1997, where it currently resides. 

Name of Maker(s): Unrecorded
Maker role: Artist
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

This bag is attributed to the Anishinaabe due to its style.

Place of Origin: Red Lake Nation, Miskwaagamiiwi-Zaagaiganing
Date Made or Date Range: 1880s to 1900s
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

The information in this record comes from museum documentation.

Materials

cedar bark, natural and dyed black.

Techniques or Format

The cedar bark has been cut into strips, some dyed. The strips have been woven together.

Motifs and Patterns

This bag is woven in a diagonal checkerwork pattern.

Dimensions: 39 × 49.5 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

These dates are based on Amos H. Gottschall's dates of activity.

Current Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 97-85-482 (museum number); L85-482 (old museum number); 17956 (ANS number); II 158 (Gottschall number)
Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/291455
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1997
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1880 to 1920
Collection Narratives and Histories

This bag was collected by Amos H. Gottschall between 1871 and 1902. Upon his death, his collection was likely left to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANS) in 1937. ANS gifted the collection to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1997, where it currently resides.

Publication History

Gottschall, Amos H. Priced and Descriptive Catalogue of the Utensils, Implements, Weapons, Ornaments, Etc., of the Indians, Mound Builders, Cliff Dwellers: Typical Collections No. 2. 1909. (See: II 158)

GKS Reference Number: 26164
How to Cite this Item

Maker, Name unrecorded. Bag, cedar bark. GRASAC ID 26164. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 97-85-482.

Record Creation Context

GRASAC site research visit by Alan Corbiere, David Penney, Stacey Loyer, Ruth Phillips and William Wierzbowski (curator) on December 2, 2009
This record was augmented by Joy Kruse on August 9, 2024.

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