Base of bag is blue stroud or blue woolen cloth with the white selvage edge forming the upper inside edge of front; red and faded blue tape; size 12 seed beads; translucent clear, burgundy, green beads; opaque mustard, black, white, dark pink, navy blue beads; greasy teal beads, faded blue, red woolen yarn tassels on ends of beaded tabs

Bag is made of one piece of cloth folded at the bottom (vertically). It has been modified by folding under and sewing down the blue stroud that would have extended above the current top. White linear appliqued beadwork around the top and sides of front and inner top of back. Loomed beadwork front terminating in six loomed tabs, each with two woolen yarn tassels. red and blue tape form the backing for the white linear beadwork. Red tape also edges the bag.

Equal-armed cross, crayfish, unusual and enigmatic motifs, ottertail motifs

CW: Possible that the loom woven panel was added later

F. Barlow Cumberland, Catalogue and Notes of the Oronhyatekha Historical Collection (Toronto: Independent Order of Foresters, 1904), p 25, Item 88. "Rare Beaded Pouch of Chief Tom of Chippewa Indians. See 63."

Unknown artist, beaded pouch. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 911.3.124. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 1153.

GRASAC team research trip to the Royal Ontario Museum, Dec 15-19 2008, funded by SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant. Participants: Heidi Bohaker, Alan Corbiere, Lewis Debassige, Anne De Stecher, Darlene Johnston, Stacey Loyer, Trudy Nicks, Ruth Phillips

Dec 17 - ethnology team: Cory Willmott, Ruth Phillips, Alan Corbiere, Stacey Loyer, Trudy Nicks, with the assistance of Tracey Forester