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Object Number
49-30-10/32214
Display Title
Loon skin pouch with feather motif decorated with beads and woolen balls
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
muakian-miush
Object Description
Loon skin pouch with feather motif decorated with beads and woolen balls
Inventory Description
Pouch with 2 pockets and hanging loop, bird hide with bloth and bead trim
Classification
- Pouch
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Naskapi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Quebec
Additional Geographic Terms
Gulf of Saint Lawrence, North of the
Materials
Bird skin, Feather, Glass, Cloth, Yarn
Dimensions
Overall: 44 x 25 x 2.5 cm (17 5/16 x 9 13/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-30-10/32214
Provenance
Collector
William Brooks Cabot
(1899-1925)
Donor
Donated by
Estate of William Brooks Cabot
(May 25, 1949)
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