bag or pouch, quilled

bag or pouch, quilled

bag or pouch, quilled

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Introduction

An Anishinaabe bag of black dyed deerskin with one large and two small underwater panthers embroidered in porcupine quills, early 19th century. Transferred from the Andover Newton Theological School in 1976.

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

Based on style. Also, this is the attribution found on the catalogue card.

Date Made or Date Range: 1800-1940s
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Museum documentation.

Materials

black dyed deerskin, porcupine quills, sinew

Techniques or Format

The bag is trapezoidal, made of three pieces of hide - the back is of two pieces and the front is of one. Porcupine quillwork decorated the bag.

Motifs and Patterns

Three underwater panthers.

Condition: good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Early 19th century. This attribution is based on the style and materials. Also based on the probable date of items collected by the Andover Newton Theological School.

Current Location: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: E53449
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1976
Collection Narratives and Histories

Transferred from the Andover Newton Theological School to the Peabody Essex Museum in 1976.

GKS Reference Number: 26255
Record Creation Context

Research visit by Ruth Phillips working with Karen Kramer Russell and Madeleine Kropa.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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