Shoulder bag/Bandolier bag

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Date created: circa 1850

Culture/People: East or Woods Cree
Previous owner: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Seller: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949

Collection History: Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from W.O. Oldman in 1924.
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Place: Manitoba; Canada (inferred)

See related items: East or Woods Cree; Bags/Pouches (and parts)
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 12/7176
Barcode: 127176.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Shoulder bag/Bandolier bag
Media/Materials: Hide, porcupine quills, glass bead/beads, sinew, cotton cloth, wool cloth, silk ribbon, thread, dye/dyes
Techniques: Sewn, dyed, quill woven/loomed quillwork, quill-wrapped (flat), edge beaded, embroidered
Dimensions: 76 x 18 x 1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws621ffaa6d-7f7d-4e91-9df4-533824432cf4

Record ID: NMAI_136824