Bag, Medicine

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

W H CASE PHOTO 8, 143/401

W H CASE PHOTO 8, 143/401

Name/Title

Bag, Medicine

Entry/Object ID

143/5315

Description

"FOOTBALL" USED BY CHIEF OR MEDICINE MAN, USUALLY HUNG IN IGLOO; HIGHLY VALUED AND WERE SUPPOSED TO CONTAIN MEDICINE OR MEDICINAL HERBS, ONE OF WHICH IS THE BLOSSOM OF THE YUKON TEA

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Alaska

Country

Canada

Culture/Tribe

Eskimo
Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bag, Medicine

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Ritual

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Parts

Count

1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

W H CASE PHOTO #80, ITEM #3, 143/401 HLG LEDGER VOL. 1, pg. 76 G, 79A2, INVOICE 3/14/11 page 264