Shoulder bag/Bandolier bag
date: label: Date created
content: 1740-1770
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Lenape (Delaware) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Mr. Kenloch, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
label: Seller
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
notes: label: Collection History
content: Said to have been collected in New York in 1770 by a man named Merser or Mersier who sent the bag to his family in Scotland; passed down to Mr. Kenloch (of Victoria, British Columbia); acquired by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1925.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: New York; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Lenape (Delaware)
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: 14/3272
label: Barcode
content: 143272.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Bags/Pouches (and parts)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shoulder bag/Bandolier bag
label: Media/Materials
content: Deerhide/deerskin, porcupine quills, metal cones, deer hair, dye/dyes
label: Techniques
content: Sewn, quill embroidered, quill-wrapped (flat), dyed
label: Dimensions
content: 77.8 x 27.9 x 3.2 cm