Materials

Brown velvet, lined with beige polished cotton, and partially lined at the opening with brown velvet. Glass beads. 3 different sized beads. Flower and bird made with size 11, smaller beads for borders. Possible metallic or brass beads - appear to be oxidized.

Techniques or Format

Pouch made with two pieces of velvet, the back is longer than the front and folds over to create a flap. Opens at the top. Ornamented with beadwork on the front, front flap and back. Beadwork appears to be slightly raised.

Motifs and Patterns

Birds and flowers on both sides.

Dimensions: 12.5 × 7.7 × 1.5 cm

Condition: Missing some beads, loose strings. Pouch may have closed using hook and eye, small eye made of thread is still visible, but hook appears to be missing. Seam open on one side.

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

catalog data

Current Location: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, MA, USA

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 995-29-10/73429

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1995

Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Bequest from Dr. William R. Wright (d. 1993), 1995

Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: before 1993

Previous Collectors: William R. Wright

Collection Narratives and Histories

Bequest to the museum in 1995. Dr. William R. Wright left his estate to Harvard University, his Alma Mater, after his death in 1993. The peabody Museum received the collection in 1995.

GKS Reference Number: 45107

Record Creation Context

Visit to Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) of Wahsontiio Cross and Alexandra Nahwegahbow, assisted by Meredith Vasta on 11-12 August 2015.