Pouch
Datec. 1820
MediumBuckskin, mallard duck scalp, porcupine quills, tin cones, dyed deer hair
Dimensions10 5/8 x 5 inches (27 x 12.7 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from Flint Ink Corporation
Object number81.488
ClassificationsAccessories
Curator NotesDeerskin bag decorated with porcupine quill work, thunderbird designs on quilled panel, quill wrapped fringe tin cones and deer hair. Lower front panel is comprised of the head and neck feathers of a mallard duck.
On View
On viewCollections
- Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
- Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Wing A, The Americas, Gallery 4
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
Mrs. Joseph Tesson, Tama, Iowa; M. G. Chandler
Exhibitions
Text EntriesRelated information:
In Native American belief the universe is a sphere having the sky world above and the watery underworld below, with the terrestrial disk of the earth dividing them. THe earth is divided into four quardrants by the cardinar directions north, sourth, east, and west. The human task on earth is to keep the upper world and the underworld in balance.
The sky above is therealm of the powerful Thunderbird, whose eyse shoot out bolts of lightning and whose beating wings create thunder. The earth is the mother and procreator of life. In thewaters beneath the earth is the underworld.,where spirits also dwell. There are many symbols associated with each realm which can be seen on Native American works of art. These symbolshelp make the sources of spiritual power accessible on earth.
From "A Visitor's Guide: The Detroit Institute of Arts", page 44.
In Native American belief the universe is a sphere having the sky world above and the watery underworld below, with the terrestrial disk of the earth dividing them. THe earth is divided into four quardrants by the cardinar directions north, sourth, east, and west. The human task on earth is to keep the upper world and the underworld in balance.
The sky above is therealm of the powerful Thunderbird, whose eyse shoot out bolts of lightning and whose beating wings create thunder. The earth is the mother and procreator of life. In thewaters beneath the earth is the underworld.,where spirits also dwell. There are many symbols associated with each realm which can be seen on Native American works of art. These symbolshelp make the sources of spiritual power accessible on earth.
From "A Visitor's Guide: The Detroit Institute of Arts", page 44.
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