Bandolier Bag
CultureOjibwa or Mesquakie
Dateca. 1900
MediumCotton cloth, glass beads, and wool yarn
DimensionsOverall: 37 × 17 3/4 inches (93.98 × 45.09 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: the Donald D. Jones Fund for American Indian Art and gift of the Svacina Family
Object number2002.20.6
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DescriptionBandolier with bead embroidery on cloth foundation; central design consists of a flower pot, scrolling floral forms and a rooster; additional floral forms on the strap; bead and yarn fringe across the bottom.Gallery LabelBandolier bags are the largest and most elaborate beaded objects created by the women of the Western Great Lakes and Prairie regions. Earlier types were made as utilitarian pouches, but later works such as this often functioned purely as decorative ornaments. The maker of this harmoniously colored piece appears to have derived her scrolling floral, potted plant and rooster motifs from Euro-American decorative arts, possibly printed textile patterns, folk painting or graphic illustration. The initials embroidered onto the lower straps indicate the object was intended for a specific person.
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