Octopus bag

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Culture/People: Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)
Collector: Major James O'Neill, Non-Indian, 1824-1901
Previous owner: Major James O'Neill, Non-Indian, 1824-1901; Kate O'Neill Tompkins, Non-Indian, 1850-1916; Mae T. Bainbridge (Mary Louise Grinnell Tomkins/Mrs. William W. Bainbridge, Sr.), Non-Indian, 1876-1967
Seller: Mae T. Bainbridge (Mary Louise Grinnell Tomkins/Mrs. William W. Bainbridge, Sr.), Non-Indian, 1876-1967

Collection History: Collected by Major James O'Neill (1824-1901), probably between 1868 and 1887 when he was an Indian agent for the Niimíipuu (Nez Perce) and also worked on the Colville and Coeur d'Alene reservations; inherited by his daughter Kate O'Neill Tompkins (1850-1916) and subsequently by her daughter Mae T. Bainbridge (Mary Louise Grinnell Tomkins/Mrs. William W. Bainbridge Sr., 1876-1967); purchased by MAI from Mae Bainbridge in 1950.
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Place: Lapwai, Nez Perce Reservation; Nez Perce County; Idaho; USA

See related items: Niimíipuu (Nez Perce); Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/6439
Barcode: 216439.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Octopus bag
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, glass bead/beads, silk ribbon, wool yarn
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, edge beaded, tasseled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bdccb220-ac7a-4aa3-b594-4db95ebcaa39

Record ID: NMAI_231024