Pouch

Pouch

Pouch

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Introduction

Double-lobed shot pouch constructed of tanned hide, with porcupine quillwork embroidered on front panel and trimmed with metal "tinklers" along bottom edge. Symmetrical geometric design is made with natural quills and dyed quills in red ochre and black. Collected by Lewis Henry Morgan circa 1840s. Possibly from Western Great Lakes region (R.P.)

Materials

Deerskin, porcupine quills, metal tinklers

Techniques or Format

Constructed of three pieces of hide. The front, the back and the band with the thunderbirds is a separate piece. Embroidered with zigzag and single quill. Blanket stitch.

Motifs and Patterns

AN: Suggests that the vertical motifs along the front look like they have serpent like heads.

Dimensions: 23.9 × 12.3 × 0 cm
Current Location: Rochester Museum and Science Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 70.89.151
Collection at Current Location: Lewis Henry Morgan Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1970
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: University of Rochester
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1840s
Previous Collectors: Lewis Henry Morgan
Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by Lewis Henry Morgan in 1840s in New York State and bequeathed to the University of Rochester (U of R) upon his death in 1881. The collection was transferred from the U of R to the Rochester Museum in 1970.

GKS Reference Number: 45189
Record Creation Context

Visit to Rochester Museum and Science Center (Rochester, NY) of Wahsontiio Cross, Kate Higginson, Alexandra Nahwegahbow, Melissa Otis, Ruth Phillips and Paula Whitlow, assisted by Jamie Jacobs and Kathryn Murano on 2-3 May 2016.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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