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E7729-0 - Tobacco PouchBack

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A hide pouch made with bands of white haired caribou skin and decorated with glass beads. Tassels made with beads on hide strips with fur tufts at the ends are attached to the pouch. The beads are of a variety of sizes, shapes and colours of blue, red, black and white. Pouches of this type were commonly used to hold tobacco.

  • Collection: Macfarlane Collection
  • Catalogue Number: E7729-0
  • Object Type: pouch
  • Materials: hide, sinew, fur, beads
  • Manufacturing Techniques: cutting, sewing, scraping, beading
  • Tags: container

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