Tobacco pouch

Maker Inconnu / Unknown

Date 1900-1905

Medium / Technique Hide: tanned hide, smoked hide; fibre: cotton, wool; fur: ermine; claw: ermine; sinew; metal: metal: steel, copper; bone ?; glass bead; pigment
Cut, sewn and piping

Dimensions35.5 × 22 × 3.5 cm

ClassificationPersonal Objects - Personal Gear - Smoking & Recreational Drug

CultureIndigenous: Dene, Gwich'in or Sahtu

Origin Fort McPherson, Mackenzie River area, Northwest Territories, Canada

Geocultural Area Western Subarctic

Object NumberME930.37.1-2

DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects

CollectionMcCord

CreditForbes D. Sutherland Collection - Gift of Margaret and Yvonne Sutherland

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