Paint Bag
Date1897
Mediummammal skin, paint, cloth, bead
DimensionsOther: 15.2 × 66 cm (6 × 26 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-1051
Object numberHRC 01051
Descriptionlong rectangular skin bag sewn along bottom and up one side, fringe along bottom decorated with dark blue beads and red wood tassels. finely painted design, different on each side of bag. one side, killerwhale in profile outlinede in redc with details in blue and black. other side an animal opened up down to the centre. same colours. red ochre stain around top of bag.(it states a killerwhale on the card stock, but it does look like a Wasgo)
(also there is another duplicate with the paint bag VII-B-1051; questionable as to wheather this object exists within CES collection)
collected in Skidegate
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