Mrs. Conibear With 'Tea Bag'

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.'

People

Miriam Green Ellis

Identifier

img807

Original Format

photographic print

Files

img807.jpg

Citation

Miriam Green Ellis, “Mrs. Conibear With 'Tea Bag',” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed April 19, 2024, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/1483.

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