<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">fire bags</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31356451</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:36:06</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">bags, fire</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">devilfish bag</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">fire bag</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">octopus bag</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Cloth or velvet bags usually richly decorated with beadwork, made distinctive by its bottom terminating in eight separate arms. Created by Métis and First Nations communities  to carry ammunition, fire starters, and/or tobacco. Likely originated in the early 1800s amongst the Métis and spread to other Native North Americans across Canada and the United States. ]]></dc:description></metadata>