Octopus Bag

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Octopus Bag

Entry/Object ID

1968.1.163

Description

OCTOPUS BAG/BEADED/FLORAL DESIGN/BLACK

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Canada

State/Province

Alaska

Culture/Tribe

Cree, Tlingit
Native American, First Nation

Notes

Possibly Tlingit. See WH Case photo #19, attached

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bag

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Parts

Count

1

Material

FABRIC MATERIAL

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Web Links and URLs

https://blog.twmuseums.org.uk/the-devilfish-is-in-the-detail-by-jo-anderson-assistant-keeper-of-archaeology/

Research Notes

Notes

Likely Harry George Collection

Person

Colonel Rodney Thomas

Date

Apr 2, 2022

Notes

Chippewa / Metis, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa have reservation in North Dakota