Octopus bag
name: label: Culture/People
content: Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)
label: Collector
content: Major James O'Neill, Non-Indian, 1824-1901
label: Previous owner
content: Major James O'Neill, Non-Indian, 1824-1901
label: Previous owner
content: Kate O'Neill Tompkins, Non-Indian, 1850-1916
label: Previous owner
content: Mae T. Bainbridge (Mary Louise Grinnell Tomkins/Mrs. William W. Bainbridge, Sr.), Non-Indian, 1876-1967
label: Seller
content: Mae T. Bainbridge (Mary Louise Grinnell Tomkins/Mrs. William W. Bainbridge, Sr.), Non-Indian, 1876-1967
notes: label: Collection History
content: 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.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Lapwai, Nez Perce Reservation; Nez Perce County; Idaho; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)
label: See related items
content: Bags/Pouches (and parts)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 21/6439
label: Barcode
content: 216439.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Bags/Pouches (and parts)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Octopus bag
label: Media/Materials
content: Wool cloth, glass bead/beads, silk ribbon, wool yarn
label: Techniques
content: Sewn, overlay beadwork, edge beaded, tasseled