Culture/People:

probably Lenape (Delaware) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Family of Cowling, Non-Indian  Search this

James Moody, Non-Indian  Search this

Rochester Museum and Science Center (Rochester Municipal Museum)  Search this

Object Name:

Shoulder bag pouch

Media/Materials:

Deerhide/deerskin, porcupine quills, dye/dyes

Techniques:

Sewn, quill embroidered, dyed

Dimensions:

19.5 x 20 x 2 cm

Object Type:

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Place:

Pennsylvania; USA (inferred)

Date created:

1760-1785

Collection History:

Said to have been collected circa 1780 near Philadelphia; formerly in the collection of James Moody, an Adirondack guide; given to the Cowling family of Seneca Falls, New York, by James Moody about the time of the Civil War; transferred to the Rochester Municipal Museum (now the Rochester Museum and Science Center) at an unknown date; acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Rochester Municipal Museum in 1925.

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Catalog Number:

14/3271

Barcode:

143271.000

See related items:

Lenape (Delaware)

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

On View:

NMAI, Washington DC: Nation to Nation, Two Ways of Being

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c4d6067b-b81f-491e-8ae7-bd2a0cd7d12e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_153965