'Many tender ties': the shifting contexts and meanings of the S BLACK bag

An embroidered and beaded bag collected in a fur-trade social context in western North America in the early 1840s has shifted drastically in meaning over the course of its existence. Initially expressing affectionate ties between its maker and its recipient, the bag later came to represent outsiders...

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Main Author: Peers, L
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Taylor and Francis 1999
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