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Leather bag with beaded strap
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.
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, Bishop 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: Not later than 1939
Credit Line Gift of the Sibley House Association of the Minnesota Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Holding Type 3D Objects
ID Number 1506