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Pouch

MOA: University of British Columbia

3239/13

Very small beaded purse. Round bag is made of leather, fully beaded front and back with glass beads, brown and translucent, in a pattern of concentric circles. Around bottom edge is a scalloped line of pink beads, with a double line of yellow edging both sides of the bag’s mouth. Interior is undecorated.

  • Narrative

    Sandra Dent's grandfather (Gervase Edward Gale) was a missionary and principal of St. Paul's School at Cardston, Alberta, on the Blood Reserve, c. 1904-1910. Her grandmother, Hattie May is said to have collected the Blood (Kainai) objects in MOA accessions 3194 and 3239.

  • Type of Item pouch
  • Culture Kainai
  • Material leather skin, glass, cotton fibre
  • Measurements height 6.5 cm, width 5.5 cm, depth 0.5 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Hattie May Gale, Sandra Dent
  • Received from Sandra Dent
  • Made in Alberta
  • Collected in Cardston
  • Creation Date before 1910
  • Collection Date between 1904 and 1910
  • Ownership Date before 1968, before May 2, 2017
  • Acquisition Date on May 2, 2017
  • Item Classes beadwork
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3239/0013

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