Bag tobacco
Fur tobacco bag with red fabric hemmed edges adorned with black beads. The bag’s flap features beaded embroidery depicting a flower.
- Accession Number 2022.26.37
- Date 1860
- Materials fiber, glass, skin, seal
- Measurements 10 x 15 x 1,2 cm
Historical context
Leather with seal fur was used by all First Nations who had access to this resource. Many pieces of clothing and accessories from the Mi’kmaw, Wolastoqey, Wendat, Innu and W8banaki nations can be found in museum collections. The blague à tabac or tobacco pouch, formerly called a sac à pétun by the French, was used to transport smoking tobacco and protect it from humidity. Larger blagues could contain smoking accessories such as a...
- Accession Number 2022.26.37
- Date 1860
- Materials fiber, glass, skin, seal
- Measurements 10 x 15 x 1,2 cm
© © Collection Pointe-à-Callière, don de Dave St-Martin, 2022.026.037
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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