Made of brown twill fabric, cotton fabric, glass beads, sinew, thread.

Twill bag with a bilaterally symmetrical floral beaded design which continues under flap. Flap fastened to bag with a button and buttonhole.

Central rosette and four-lobed flowers exhibit two and three colours while rosebud has a rose-colored upper section with the lower section green.

Shot pouches were used as containers to hold shot, percussion caps and gun powder. The size of the hunter's fist determined the size of the bag (Oberholtzer 2005: 295).

Cath Oberholtzer notes "The Mistassini explain 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 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 Mistissini Cree: Local Expression or Regional Style?" Papers of the Thirty-sixth Algonquian Conference. Christoph Wolfart, editor. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba. pp. 287-321.

NMAI catalog card.

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