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Otter bag
Object Number 99-12-10/53052
Display Title Otter bag
Descriptions
Object Description Otter skin tobacco pouch with rare four-quill diamond pattern down the center of the tail. The pattern is bordered by "zig-zag" folded quills (orange/white) and a "serpentine" edging of twisted quill (purple/white). The porcupine quillwork is sewn with sinew onto pieces of tanned deer hide attached to the four feet, the anus, and the tail of the otter. Iron tinklers filled with hair and red wool hang from the otter’s feet and tail, and skin thongs hang from its ears.
Inventory Description Bag, quillwork on tail and paw area, metal tinklers along edges
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Date ca. 1800-1825
Culture
  • Yankton?
  • Sauk?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Michigan?
Materials Fur, Otter hide, Porcupine quill, Sinew, Glass, Dye, Tin, Steel, Wool
Dimensions Overall: 113.5 x 23 x 6 cm (44 11/16 x 9 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner David Kimball (Unknown - 01/01/1873)
Owner Peale Museum (01/01/1809 - Unknown)
Collector Meriwether Lewis (01/01/1804 - 01/01/1809)
Collector William Clark (01/01/1804 - 01/01/1809)
Donor David Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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