Made of leather, red silk, red and blue cotton, ribbon, floss.

Draw string bag with floss tassel, hand stitched?. Decorated with ribbon.

X pattern on centre of bag, made with blue ribbon.

Cath Oberholtzer notes "The Eeyou (Mistissini- Eastern James Bay Quebec Cree) explains the decoration of clothing and hunting equipment as not only showing respect to the prey but also ensuring that the spirit of the object "does its proper job in the hunt" (Tanner 1979:142). According to Tanner, although the (Mistissini- Eastern James Bay Quebec Cree) were reluctant to provide any direct symbolic meaning, they did reveal that the instructions for making the decorations on the various charms and items of hunting equipment are dreamed by the hunters, although some wives may decide the correct design" (Oberholtzer 2005:293). Cath Oberholtzer, "Material Culture of the Mistassini Cree: Local Expression or Regional Style?" Papers of the Thirty-sixth Algonquian Conference. Christoph Wolfart, editor. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba. pp. 287-321.

NMAI catalogue card.

Item to be cited by accession number, collection and institution.

Record created as part of practicum, fall 2008.

Contributing Members: Gloria Bell