Materials

Made of beads; blue, red, leather; deerskin?, porcupine quill, wool, dye;red,

Techniques or Format

Pouch has two bands of quillwork, on top and middle section. The fringes of the bag have all been wrapped with quill in an alternating white, black, orange pattern.

Motifs and Patterns

The two bands of quillwork use a triangular motif, orange and black on a white background.

Dimensions: 2 × 15 × 0 cm

Condition: The orange color present now on the quillwork, may have faded from red, due to time and other environmental factors. Also, the museum record states "red and black quills" which also strongly suggests the fading to the orange color.

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

British Museum Catalog Card and estimate.

Current Location: British Museum, London, UK

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am1921,1014.96

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1921

Collection Narratives and Histories

Yorkshire Philosophical Society Museum

GKS Reference Number: 27144

How to Cite this Item

Unknown Creeartist, pouch. Currently in the British Museum, Am1921,1014.96. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 27144.

Record Creation Context

Record created as part of practicum, winter 2009.