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Ojibwe bandolier bag

1826

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Titles: Ojibwe bandolier bag (Supplied title)

Description: Ojibwe cloth bandolier bag with back pocket, spot-stitch decorated with multi-colored glass seed beads. Beadwork consists of a floral and star motif on a white bead background. Bag features pink silk binding decorated with a green zigzag bead border, and bugle bead net fringe with cotton thread tassels. Bag backed with black cotton fabric.

Dates

  • Approximately 1860 - Approximately 1901 (Date range based on time Bishop Whipple spent in Minnesota working for various government commissions for Indian Affairs) (Creation)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 1826

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections, Gift of the Sibley House Association of the Minnesota Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 34 3/4 inches length (bag overall length)
  • 6 1/8 inches width (strap at widest)
  • 17 1/2 inches length (pocket panel)
  • 14 1/2 inches width (pocket panel)
  • 5 inches width (pocket opening)
  • 3 1/2 inches length (average fringe length)

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1826

Collections items are not for sale.
A reproduction can be purchased.