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Carrying pouch
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
InscriptionsA typewritten note found inside the pouch reads: "This medecine pouch was once owned/ by Pocahontas, morganatic wife of/ John Smith? early settler of Virginia./ Claims to authentiticity are attested by/ enclosed document.". This information cannot be authenticated.
Date
1775-1825
Medium / Technique
Tanned and smoked deer hide, porcupine quill, moose or deer hair, sinew, metal cone, cotton or linen thread, sinew, spruce root ?
Dimensions12.5 x 18.5 cm
Straps : 102 cm and 94 cm
Geocultural Area
Eastern Woodlands
Origin
Canada
Object NumberME984X.59.1-2
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Gladys E. Harris
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