Leather bag with beaded strap
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Description | Round leather bag with loom-woven strap in geometric design. Bag features decorative herringbone-stitch along outer seam and opening. Opening has red two-bead edging and bag is lined with purple silk. Possibly Ojibwe or Dakota in origin. |
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Quantity | 1 item |
Format | Content Category: artifacts |
Measurements | 3 1/8 inches diameter 26 1/2 inches length (strap length) 3/8 inch width (strap width) |
Nomenclature | Bag (costume accessory) |
Creation | Made in Minnesota, United States Made by (possibly) Dakota Indians Made by (possibly) Ojibwe Indians |
Subjects |
Collected by: Whipple, Henry Benjamin Made in Minnesota, United States Made by (possibly) Dakota Indians Made by (possibly) Ojibwe Indians Indian. Clothing. Accessories. Bags & Pouches. Miscellaneous |
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 | Gift of the Sibley House Association of the Minnesota Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution |
Holding Type | 3D Objects |
Identifiers | 1506 |