Medicine pouch

Beaded medicine pouch was acquired by Hon. Edgar Dewdney, between 1859 - 1916. Dewdney became Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. The buckskin pouch is decorated with glass beads and tin cone danglers. Provenance unknown.

Donated to RAMM in 1920 by his wife Blanche Elizabeth. Artefact is described by the donor as a ‘money bag’.
(Ref: Blanche Elizabeth Dewdney’s letters to curator Mr Rowley).

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
25/1920/13
Collection Class
Containers
Collection Area Region
N
Material
hideclothmetalsinewcotton thread
Common Name
medicine pouch
Simple Name
pouch
Production County
Plains
Production Year Low
1850s
Production Year High
1916

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medicine pouch