Mirror Case
Name/Title
Mirror CaseEntry/Object ID
L2024.3.130a-bDescription
a. Brown, hide pouch with small flower design made of dyed porcupine quills. b. Round wood mirrorContext
This was an unexpected find, originally from an old farmhouse in North Central New Hampshire. It has a leather front and flap and “blue/gray “bed ticking” back, giving it a 19th century date. It has a small but definite porcupine quilled design and holds a small round mirror. The research on these items is so sparse, there is no guarantee that this was made by the Abenaki community, but the pouch was not a souvenir purchased elsewhere and brought back to New Hampshire.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural ConservancyMade/Created
Date made
circa 1850Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
Abenaki
Native American