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| Titles |
Ojibwe bandolier bag |
|---|---|
| Description |
Ojibwe bandolier bag with back pocket, spot-stitch decorated entirely with multi-colored glass beads in a floral motif on a white bead background. Bag bound with yellow ribbon and red wool tape. Loop thread fringe consists of red and yellow bugle beads and blue wool tassels. |
| Quantity |
1 item |
| Format |
Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements |
45 1/4 inches length (bag overall length, including binding extensions) 6 3/8 inches width (strap at widest) 16 inches width (pocket panel) 20 inches height (pocket panel) 15 inches width (pocket opening) 3 1/2 inches length (average fringe length) |
| Nomenclature |
bandolier bag |
| Materials |
cotton (textile) glass (material) silk (textile) wool (textile) tape (materials) cambric |
| Creation |
Made by: Ojibwe Indians Made in: 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 |
1827 (Accession Number) |