Milford G. Chandler [1889-1981]; purchased by Richard A. Pohrt [1911-2005] (Flint, Michigan, USA); 1981-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Mide Bag, ca. 1860
- Santee Sioux, Native American
Otter skin, leather, and porcupine quills
- Framed: Overall: 2 × 44 1/2 × 7 5/8 inches (5.1 × 113 × 19.4 cm)
Founders Society Purchase
81.301
Department
Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
- Santee
- Skin
- Quill (spine)
- Leather
- Quillwork
- Textile
- Bag (container)
- Bag (costume accessory)
- Religious object
- Minnesota
- Mide bag
Details
Provenance
Published References
The Art of the Great Lakes Indians. Exh. cat., Flint Institute of Arts. Flint, MI, 1973, no. 24.
Rights Status
Santee Sioux, Native American, Mide Bag, ca. 1860, otter skin, leather, and porcupine quills. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, 81.301.
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