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Introduction

Shot pouch made of two panels of quillwork and hide. Some of the quills have been dyed.

Nation of Maker: Maskêkowiyiniwak (Swampy Cree) Mushkegowuk (Western James Bay Cree) Omushkego (Winisk-Swampy Cree) Métis Other
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Cree, Metis, or Dene. British Museum Catalog Record.

Place of Origin: Ontario or Manitoba, CAN
Date Made or Date Range: 19 C
Materials

Made of beads; blue, white, leather, untanned?; deer?, quill; porcupine, dye; red, blue.

Techniques or Format

Shot pouch has two panels of quillwork. Beneath each panel, the fringes have been quill-wrapped. The edge of the pouch is finished with a thin edge of red quillwork.

Motifs and Patterns

Geometric designs using triangles are present on both panels, although the two panels are not exactly alike.

Dimensions: 23 × 0 × 0 cm
Condition: Good.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

British Museum Catalog Record.

Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 4725
Exhibition History

British Museum Living Arctic, Christy Collection.

GKS Reference Number: 24418
How to Cite this Item

Maskêkowiyiniwak (Swampy Cree) Omushkegowak (Wininisk-Cree), Métis/Dene artist, pouch. Currently in the British Museum, 4725. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 24418.

Record Creation Context

Record created as part of practicum, winter 2009.

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