wall pocket, birchbark
wall pocket, birchbark
wall pocket, birchbark








This Anishinaabe wall pocket is made from wiigwaas (birchbark) with a floral design made from kaawyikewin (quillwork). It was collected by Amos H. Gottschall between 1871 and 1905. His collection was likely left to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANS) sometime before 1937. ANS formally gifted the collection to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1997, where this relative currently resides.
Gottschall's catalogue lists it as being "Ottawa."
The information in this record is based on museum documentation.
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birchbark; sweetgrass; black thread; natural fiber (sweetgrass?) dyed dark brown; porcupine quills, natural and dyed green, purple, and pink.
Two handles with a double loop at one end and a single loop on the other are attached to either side of the pocket.
The kaawyikewin is done in floral patterns on the sides.
Gottschall collected between 1871 and 1905.
Provenance
This relative was collected by Amos H. Gottschall between 1871 and 1905. His collection was likely left to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANS) sometime before 1937. ANS formally gifted the collection to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1997, where this relative currently resides.
Gottschall, Amos H. Priced and Descriptive Catalogue of the Utensils, Implements, Weapons, Ornaments, Etc., of the Indians, Mound Builders, Cliff Dwellers: Typical Collections No. 2. 1909. (See: II 294)
About This GRASAC Record
Maker, Name unrecorded. Wall pocket, birchbark. GRASAC ID 24589. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 97-84-138.
This information was gathered during a research visit to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, May 7, 2010. The researchers present: Adriana Greci-Green, David Penny, Stacey Loyer, and Coralie Boeykens.
This record was augmented by Joy Kruse on February 1, 2025.