Title
Mrs. Conibear With 'Tea Bag'
Subject
Mrs. Conibear with moose 'tea bag' and commentary
Description
Modified photograph of Mrs. Conibear, trader and entrepreneur, holding a moosehide 'tea bag' in front of her Fort Smith home. From the accompanying text:
'Mrs Connibear in front of her house at Fort Smith. It is probably the only house in the North Country with a veranda, and is the last word in "swank"
She is holding an Eskimo "tea bag" which is used by the Eskimo much as we use a market basket. It is the skin of an unborn moose, the legs tied and the bottoms tasselled out.'
'Mrs Connibear in front of her house at Fort Smith. It is probably the only house in the North Country with a veranda, and is the last word in "swank"
She is holding an Eskimo "tea bag" which is used by the Eskimo much as we use a market basket. It is the skin of an unborn moose, the legs tied and the bottoms tasselled out.'
Creator
Miriam Green Ellis
Identifier
img807
Original Format
photographic print
Citation
Miriam Green Ellis, “Mrs. Conibear With 'Tea Bag',” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed May 10, 2025, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/1483.