Otterskin Bag

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

About this item

This otterskin bag was created and used by a Northeast Woodlands Indigenous person.  It is decorated with metal cones which were once shiny, and made a pleasant bell-like sound when the bag was moved.  The cones would have been received in trade.

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Details

Item typePersonal Objects
Crafts, Decorative Art
CreatorOjibwa
Datecirca 1775
TopicNative American
EraColonial settlement, 1620–1762
Revolutionary America, 1763–1783
MaterialAnimal Product; Metal
Dimension detailsLength: 31.00 in Width: 7.25 in
Catalog #IR.A.08
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Ojibwa. Otterskin Bag. ca. 1775. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/ir-a-08/. Accessed on December 8, 2024.

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