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Catalog Number CAS 1985-0009-0036   CAS 1985-0009-0036; Bandolier bag
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Bandolier bag
Culture Ojibwe
Global Region North America
Country Canada or USA
State/Prov./Dist. Minnesota
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wool; Cotton; Velvet cloth; Silk (?) ribbon; Glass beads; Cotton thread
Description Bandolier style bag sewn from rectangular piece of dark blue wool cloth with wide pocket made from green-brown cloth on front; Pocket has and additional dark blue band across top and wide black velvet band above its opening, the latter decorated with beaded florals in pink, orange, yellow, white, and several shades of green; loom-woven beaded panel with central diamond flanked by star patterns in red, yellow, and blues, all on white background covers front of pocket and includes 9 wide beaded pendant fringes that end in red wool yarn pompoms; Wide carrying strap made of same dark blue cloth as back of bag is decorated with loom-woven bead strip with star shapes and concentric diamonds in blue, green, red, and grape on white background.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 25.5, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 43.0