Firebag

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Date created: 1740-1780

Culture/People: possibly Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa) (attributed); formerly identified as Lenape (Delaware)
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in London, England, in 1937.
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Place: Great Lakes region; Canada, USA (inferred)

See related items: Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa); Bags/Pouches (and parts)
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Woodlands

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/6350
Barcode: 196350.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Firebag
Media/Materials: Hide, porcupine quills, metal cones, dye/dyes, deer hair, twine/string
Techniques: Sewn, dyed, quill-netted, quill-wrapped (flat)
Dimensions: 46 x 26 x 3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c35cbba8-6047-44b1-bc8a-e991a2856003

Record ID: NMAI_209817