Bag
Maker: Blackfoot
Medium:Beaded and painted hide, cloth
Geography: High River, Alberta, Canada
Date: c. 1880
Object number: 948.165.21
Credit Line: Bequest of Mr. A.A. Bryce Stimson; Fred Stimson Collection
Gallery Location:Daphne Cockwell Gallery dedicated to First Peoples art & culture
DescriptionBag with shoulder strap, documented as "cartridge case". Collected by Fred Stimson while he was manager of the Bar U ranch near High River, Alberta, between 1882 and 1902. During this period the area around the Bar U was known to be Blackfoot country, in spite of the fact that the Stoney and Sarcee reserves were also close by. Stimson was known to be a great friend of the Blackfoot and apparantly spoke their language.
