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| Titles |
Bandolier bag |
|---|---|
| Description |
Bandolier bag with spot-stitch front pocket decorated with multicolored glass seed beads in balanced floral motif. Strap has applied loom woven panels with geometric designs. Bag is bound with faded blue wool tape. Thread fringe is decorated with translucent, black and orange glass bugle beads with orange and cream wool tassels. Possibly Ojibwe in origin. |
| Quantity |
1 item |
| Format |
Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements |
39 1/8 inches length (bag overall length, including binding extensions) 3 7/8 inches width (strap at widest) 11 inches width (pocket panel) 11 3/4 inches height (pocket panel) 4 inches height (area above pocket panel) 10 inches width (pocket opening) 4 1/2 inches length (average fringe length) |
| Nomenclature |
bandolier bag |
| Materials |
glass (material) wool (textile) cotton (textile) |
| Creation |
Made by (possibly): Ojibwe Indians Made in (possibly): Minnesota, United States Made in (possibly): Wisconsin, 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 |
1829 (Accession Number) |