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Native American
Native American - Northeast and Southeast Woodland
Clothing and Accessories ➔ Handbag

Identifier:

82971

Description:

This handbag is made of birchbark with sweetgrass and white porcupine quill edging and a button closure. The strap is covered with quills in one-quill plaiting. This is a pre-contact quillwork technique found on a few pieces made for the tourist trade in the mid-19th century.

Date:

1826 – 1875

Materials:

Birchbark, Sweetgrass, Porcupine Quill

Current Location Status:

In Storage

Collection Tier:

Tier 2

Source:

Museum Purchase

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Exhibits/Programs:

Anishinabek: The People of this Place (1995 – 2025)

Anishinaabek: The Original People of This Place (after 2026)

Redesign of the Anishinabek: The People of this Place exhibit. Ideas for potential artifacts.

Related Entities:

Chippewa (creator)
Alternate names: Ojibway, Ojibwe, Saulteaux Estate of Louise B. Clark (sold by)