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| Titles |
Ojibwe bandolier bag |
|---|---|
| Description |
Ojibwe cloth bandolier bag with front pocket, spot-stitch decorated with multi-colored glass seed beads in a balanced floral motif on a translucent bead background, bordered with repeated diamond pattern, and bound with blue wool tape. Fringe comprised of loom-woven tabs of clear and blue beads with yellow and blue wool tassels. |
| Quantity |
1 item |
| Format |
Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements |
39 3/4 inches length (bag overall length, including binding extensions) 6 3/4 inches width (strap at widest) 11 1/8 inches width (pocket panel) 13 3/4 inches height (pocket panel) 5 3/4 inches height (area above pocket panel) 8 3/4 inches width (pocket opening) 4 1/2 inches length (average fringe length) |
| Nomenclature |
bandolier bag |
| Materials |
wool (textile) silk (textile) cotton (textile) tape (materials) velvet (fabric weave) glass (material) |
| Creation |
Made by: Ojibwe Indians Made in (possibly): Minnesota, United States |
| Subjects |
Collected by: Whipple, Henry Benjamin Indian. Clothing. Accessories. Bags & Pouches. Bandolier |
| Dates |
Creation: Approximately 1860 - Approximately 1901 (Date range based on time Bishop Whipple spent in Minnesota working for various government commissions for Indian Affairs) |
| Credit Line |
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 |
| Identifiers |
1825 (Accession Number) |