Through exchange of value, Jacob Howard Cole, South Dakota, before 1945; [1]Bequest to his niece, Mildred Cole Johnson, Santa Rosa, California, 1945;Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1977.[1] Jacob Howard Cole lived in South Dakota from 1870 to his death in 1945. According to his niece, he was "made an honorary Sioux Chief" and she believes "the pouch was acquired by [Cole] in payment for a loan" (curatorial file, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco).

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (de Young Museum), August 26, 2025–present. "Home and Away: Native American Art."