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Quilled buckskin pouch used by Charles de Langlade to carry his fur trade papers in northern Wisconsin, mid to late 1700s. (Museum object #1955.186) This pouch, presented to the Wisconsin Historical Society in 1888 by Charles de Langlade Grignon, represents the union of French fur traders and indigenous peoples, specifically the Ottawa Indians, sometimes referred to as Wisconsin Creoles. Grignons great-grandfather, Charles de Langlade, the son of a French father and Ottawa mother, used this pouch to carry his fur-trade papers when he conducted business near La Baye (now known as Green Bay, Wisconsin) and elsewhere in the Great Lakes region during the mid to late 1700s. The pouch itself is made of buckskin embroidered with porcupine quills. At the time of donation Grignon told the Society that the pouch was said to have been made by one of [de Langlades] Pawnee slaves.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 02:31:05 +0000

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