Culture/People:

Tlingit  Search this

Previous owner:

Frederick Landsberg (F. Landsberg), Non-Indian, 1861-1935  Search this

Seller:

Frederick Landsberg (F. Landsberg), Non-Indian, 1861-1935  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

Edith Hendricks, Non-Indian, ca. 1849-1921  Search this

Object Name:

Octopus bag

Media/Materials:

Wool cloth, cotton cloth, silk ribbon, glass bead/beads

Techniques:

Sewn, overlay beadwork, edge beaded

Object Type:

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Place:

Alaska; USA

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick Landsberg (1861-1935, a Victoria, British Columbia, dealer in Indian artifacts with a shop called Landsberg's Free Museum); purchased by MAI from Frederick Landsberg in 1920 using funds donated by Edith Hendricks (ca. 1849-1921, sister of MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks).

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Catalog Number:

10/4090

Barcode:

104090.000

See related items:

Tlingit

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws642a72801-6001-471b-ac6b-e97c38f4a423

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_112528