belt pouch; slit pouch

belt pouch; slit pouch

belt pouch; slit pouch

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Introduction

Belt pouch made from two pieces of dyed dark brown deer skin, and porcupine quills. Features edge stitching, and motifs of wavy lines on both sides and concentric circles on one end.

Name of Maker(s): Anonymous Indigenous artist
Date Made or Date Range: Before 1822
Materials

Made of deer skin dyed dark brown; porcupine quills.

Techniques or Format

The edging is sewn on to the edge, not embroidered directly.

Motifs and Patterns

Includes wavy lines on both ends, concentric circles on one end.

Other Notes

There are 2 pieces of hide, horizontal slit on one side.

Dimensions: 50.5 × 12.5 × 0 cm
Condition: The pouch is rather large for this type of object.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Johann Georg Schwarz possibly collected this item when he traveled to Detroit and through Upper Canada in the winter of 1820-1821.

Current Location: Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 11979
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1820s
Previous Collectors: Johann Georg Schwarz
Collection Narratives and Histories

Johann Georg Schwarz traveled to Detroit and through Upper Canada in the winter of 1820-1821.

GKS Reference Number: 58989
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Indigenous artist, belt pouch (slit pouch). Currently in the Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria, 11979. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip January 2016; GRASAC item id 58989.

Record Creation Context

In January of 2016, a small team of GRASAC researchers visited the collection to study and photograph it: Ruth Phillips, Lisa Truong, Naomi Recollet (Anishinaabe (Odawa/Ojibwe), Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory) and Wahsontiio Cross (Mohawk, Kahnawake). This GKS record was made by GRASAC RA Amelia Healey in November 2021.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0612, -78.4489

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