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wallet

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Introduction

Birch bark wallet decorated with porcupine quillwork. Odawa, made in the early to mid eighteenth century. Purchased by the British Museum from Mrs. D K Oldman in 1949 and collected by Mr. W O Oldman.

Nation of Maker: Odawa
Nation of Origin

British Museum accession record.

Date Made or Date Range: Early 18 C to Mid 18 C
Materials

Wood and birch bark with hide thongs, ornamented with porcupine quills dyed black, red faded to orange, yellow faded blue, and white.

Techniques or Format

Two sheets of thin wood with birch bark stitched on top, with the top and bottom separated by squared pieces of wood. The side edges are round, decorated with quilled thongs. Braided thongs lay across the top. Sheets of birch bark are are inside the wallet.

Motifs and Patterns

Geometric motifs.

Dimensions: 15.8 × 16.5 × 0 cm
Condition: Good.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Early to mid 18th century

Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am1949,22.142
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Mrs. D K Oldman
Collection Narratives and Histories

Purchased by the British Museum from Mrs. D K Oldman in 1949 and collected by Mr. W O Oldman.

Publication History

JCH King, 'Thunderbird and Lightning' BMP, 1982.

Comment on Source of Exhibition & Publication Data

British Museum records.

GKS Reference Number: 26303
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Odawa artist, wallet. Currently in the British Museum, Am1949,22.142. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 26303.

Record Creation Context

This record was created as part of a Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC) research trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum, December 8-22 2007, funded by a grant from the International Opportunities fund of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Heidi Bohaker (HB), John Borrows (JB), Lindsay Borrows (LB), Alan Corbiere (AC), Henrietta Lidchi (HL), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Anne De Stecher (AS), Cory Willmott (CW).

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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