Wall Pocket
| Object Number: | 29-10-19 |
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| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Algonkin |
| Provenience: | Canada Quebec Maniwaki |
| Culture Area: | Northeast Culture Area |
| Locus: | Reservation 6 miles south of Maniwaki. |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Fiber Glass |
| Height: | 26 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Frederick Johnson (#1-93) / Gift of Frank Speck (#94-99), 1929 |
Description
Cloth wall pocket. This specimen is made in the form having a wide distribution. Among the Montagnais they are made of cloth and decorated with beaded designs, they also may be made of skin or scraps of fur. The Nascapi decorate similar specimens made of caribou-skin with painted designs. The type is known also by the southern Algonkians.
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