Ojibwe beaded bandolier bag

Titles: Ojibwe beaded bandolier bag (Supplied title)

Description: Ojibwe bandolier bag consisting of a single piece of black wool folded over itself to form an unlined pocket with a wide shoulder strap attached. The lower front of the pocket is covered with loom-woven geometric pattern beadwork that has twelve woven beadwork tabs suspended from the bottom, each terminating in a red and green wool yarn tassel. The panel of beadwork is framed by red wool bias tape that is beaded with a geometric ottertail pattern. The pocket flap has floral beadwork spot-stitched to the black wool. The strap is covered with several large loom-woven panels, each with a different geometric design, with green tape edging. The top of the strap has additional woven beadwork tabs that terminate in yarn tassels. The bag was obtained at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.

Dates

• Not earlier than 1880 - Not later than 1889 (Creation)

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 8616.15

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections, Gift of Eugene C. Alder

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 41 inches length (overall)
• 44 inches length (strap)
• 4 inches width (strap)
• 10 inches length (pocket panel)
• 11 inches width (pocket panel)
• 6 5/8 inches length (panel above pocket)
• 5 inches length (integrated fringe at bottom of bag)
• 3 3/4 inches length (integrated fringe at top of bag on shoulder strap)
• 7 1/2 inches length (horizontal strip on strap)
• 15 1/4 inches length (horizontal strip above pocket panel)
• 22.3 ounces weight

Subjects

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