Tinder-bag or "skippertogan" (27 x 6 1/2 ins) of deer-skin

Tinder-bag or skippertogan' (27 x 6 1/2 ins) of deer-skin

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Tinder-bag or skippertogan' (27 x 6 1/2 ins) of deer-skin
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The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Tinder-bag or "skippertogan" (27 x 6 1/2 ins) of deer-skin, with long leather frill at bottom and handsomely ornamented, both back and front, with large floral designs in brightly-coloured bead work; native work by Indian squaws; used for carrying flint, steel, pipe, and tobacco (all missing); worn by the Indian warriors in front, suspended from the waist-belt; bought, July 1884, from a Cree Indian, on the prairie near Swift Current, N.W.T., by Mr. Miller Christy, and presented by him December 1927. Canada.

Details

Category:
Firemaking
Object Number:
1937-682/954A
type:
tinder bag
credit:
Wilkinson Sword Ltd.