POUCH, TOBACCO

Description: POUCH IS MADE OF BLACK LEATHER, AND HAS A ZIPPER ALONG ONE SIDE OF IT. THERE ARE NO DISTINCTIVE MARKINGS ON IT. INSIDE THERE IS A PLASTIC BAG WITH TOBACCO IN IT, AS WELL AS A RED BOOKLET THAT CONTAINS "PURE RICE PAPER". ACROSS THE SURFACE OF THIS PACKAGE IS THE TITLE "CHANTECLER" IN FLOWING SCRIPT, AND ALONG THE SIDE, "FINEST QUALITY" IN RED OVER A BLACK BACKGROUND.

History: ALL OF THESE ARTIFACTS WOULD HAVE BEEN OWNED BY EITHER HAZEL RUTH MCNABBB AND HER MOTHER MRS. JOSEPH MCNABB (MAE). HOWEVER, MOST WOULD HAVE BELONGED TO HAZEL. MOST PURCHASES WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE IN OR NEAR LETHBRIDGE OR FORT MACLEOD. THE DONOR WAS BORN IN 1912 IN FORT MACLEOD AND MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1946. FAMILY LIVED ALONG THE OLD MAN RIVER ACROSS FROM THE RESERVATION, MOTHER WAS FROM NEW YORK, AND AFTER MARRYING HER HUSBAND CAME TO ALBERTA TO RANCH. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE DONOR, THE LATE MS. HAZEL MCNABB, PLEASE SEE THIS DONATION'S PERMANENT FILE. INCLUDED IN THE FILE, IS A 50 MIN INTERVIEW WITH MCNABB'S CLOSE FRIEND MARY OORDT FROM 20 MAY 2014.