Carrying pouch

InscriptionsLabel: Pouch In this design, round pieces of leather have been used instead of the usual squares. The fur is from Greenland seal. Greenland Eskimo. Des morceaux de cuir coupés en rondelles au lieu des carrés traditionnels furent employés dans la confection de cette gibecière. La fourrure est du veau marin (seal) du Groenland.

Date 1909-1910

Medium / Technique Sealskin (ringed seal), fur, cotton thread, vegetable dye

Dimensions14.5 x 21 x 3.4 cm

ClassificationPersonal Objects - Personal Gear - Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

CultureIndigenous: Inuit, Kalaallit

Geocultural Area Eastern Arctic

Origin West coast, Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland)

Object NumberME928.24

DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects

CollectionMcCord

CreditGift of Art Association of Montreal

Status

Not on view

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