Materials

Red wool (possibly stroud), natural cotton lining, green silk ribbon, glass beads, thread

Techniques or Format

Possibly red stroud lined with natural cotton fabric, bound at the seams with green silk ribbon and edged with beads. Flaps on both sides of the bag are decorative. Beaded front and back

Motifs and Patterns

One side: Concentric bands of diamonds, zigzags, hexagons. Other side: Same designs as the front but with different colours

Dimensions: 19 × 20.2 × 0 cm

Condition: Some beads are missing along the edge, and the silk tape is also deteriorating

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

catalog record

Current Location: Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 60-4515

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1929

Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Rudolf F. Haffenreffer (Foster Saville) purchase of the Temple Collection

Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1825-1861

Previous Collectors: Jacob Paxson Temple

Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by Jacob Paxson Temple ca. 1850. Purchased by Rudolf Haffenreffer February 26, 1929.

GKS Reference Number: 45154

Record Creation Context

Visit to Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University (Bristol, RI) of Wahsontiio Cross and Alexandra Nahwegahbow, assisted by Robert Preucel and Kevin Smith on 13 August 2015.