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Object Number
38-44-10/12778
Display Title
Fire bag of black broadcloth--bound in white deerskin 1" wide around tip. bead
Descriptions
Object Description
Fire bag of black broadcloth--bound in white deerskin 1" wide around tip. bead decoration in floral design
Inventory Description
Bag, velvet, ribbon edging, leather opening and drawstrings, beaded floral deco
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Cree?
- Winnebago?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Ontario
Additional Geographic Terms
James Bay
Materials
Velvet, Leather, Glass, Ribbon, Thread
Dimensions
Overall: 20.7 x 17.5 x 1 cm (8 1/8 x 6 7/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-44-10/12778
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry H. Richardson in memory of Theodore Jewett Eastman, Class of 1901, A.B. 1901, M.D. 1905, 1938
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman
(1908)
Donor
Mrs. Henry H. Richardson
(1938)
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