Culture/People:

Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)  Search this

Collector:

Major James O'Neill, Non-Indian, 1824-1901  Search this

Previous owner:

Major James O'Neill, Non-Indian, 1824-1901  Search this

Kate O'Neill Tompkins, Non-Indian, 1850-1916  Search this

Mae T. Bainbridge (Mary Louise Grinnell Tomkins/Mrs. William W. Bainbridge, Sr.), Non-Indian, 1876-1967  Search this

Seller:

Mae T. Bainbridge (Mary Louise Grinnell Tomkins/Mrs. William W. Bainbridge, Sr.), Non-Indian, 1876-1967  Search this

Object Name:

Octopus bag

Media/Materials:

Wool cloth, glass bead/beads, silk ribbon, wool yarn

Techniques:

Sewn, overlay beadwork, edge beaded, tasseled

Object Type:

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Place:

Lapwai, Nez Perce Reservation; Nez Perce County; Idaho; USA

Collection History:

Collected by Major James O'Neill (1824-1901), probably between 1868 and 1887 when he was an Indian agent for the Niimíipuu (Nez Perce) and also worked on the Colville and Coeur d'Alene reservations; inherited by his daughter Kate O'Neill Tompkins (1850-1916) and subsequently by her daughter Mae T. Bainbridge (Mary Louise Grinnell Tomkins/Mrs. William W. Bainbridge Sr., 1876-1967); purchased by MAI from Mae Bainbridge in 1950.

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Catalog Number:

21/6439

Barcode:

216439.000

See related items:

Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bdccb220-ac7a-4aa3-b594-4db95ebcaa39

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_231024