E0596: Tobacco Pouch
Ethnographic
Identifier:
E0596
Classification Category:
3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Personal Gear
Marks/Labels:
Sticker on back reads "Mandan, 6-15-48 130"
Materials:
animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather
Dimensions:
12.5 cm L
8.5 cm W
1 cm H
Provenance of Object:
This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Source Locality:
USA
Acquisition Date:
June 15 1948
Description:
A Mandan tobacco pouch. It has fringes and beadwork.