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. 1850
- Potawatomi, Native American
Otter skin, porcupine quills, beads, metal, and pigment
- Framed: Overall: 2 1/8 × 50 × 9 1/2 inches (5.4 × 127 × 24.1 cm)
Founders Society Purchase
81.299
Department
Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
- Triangles (polygons)
- Ellipses
- Geometric patterns
- Potawatomi
- Beading (process)
- Embroidering
- Metal
- Pigment
- Fringe
- Skin
- Quill (spine)
- Quillwork
- Thimbles
- Textile
- Bag (container)
- Bag (costume accessory)
- Religious object
- Wisconsin
- Mide bag
Details
Provenance
Published References
The Art of the Great Lakes Indians. Exh. cat., Flint Institute of Arts. Flint, MI, 1973, no. 27. Harrison, J., "'He Heard Something Laugh': Otter Imagery in the Midewiwin", DIA BULLETIN, vol 62, no 1, 1986, pp 46-53, fig 6.
Rights Status
Potawatomi, Native American, Mide Bag, ca. 1850, otter skin, porcupine quills, beads, metal, and pigment. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, 81.299.
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