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Object Number
50-49-10/32696
Display Title
Pouch
Descriptions
Object Description
Bullet pouch, made of painted caribou skin, painted with red and blue paint, made of salmon-egg oil, put on by bone markers. Sewn with sinew except for straps which are sewn with thread. 86x17 cm.
Inventory Description
Pouch, sewn hide, flat, hide strap handle, blue and red painted designs
Classification
- Pouch
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century
Culture
- Naskapi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Newfoundland and Labrador
/
Labrador
Materials
Hide, Pigment
Dimensions
Pouch: 24.5 cm long, 18 cm wide Strap: 4.5 cm wide, 62 cm long (double)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Frank Gouldsmith Speck
Intermediary
Mrs. Frank G. Speck
(1950)
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