Pouch
Sub-Arctic region 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 black wool. 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).
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.
- 25/1920/19
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Containers
- Collection Area Region
- N
- Material
- wool clothbrassvelvetcotton silk
- Common Name
- pouch
- Simple Name
- pouch
- Production Country
- Canada
- Production Year Low
- 1850s
- Production Year High
- 1916
