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Catalog Number CAS 0376-0008   CAS 0376-0008; Bandolier bag
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Bandolier bag
Culture Chippewa, Ojibwe
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data Great Lakes region
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. late 1800s to early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Commercial flannel and cotton cloth; Glass beads; Cotton thread; Wool yarn
Description Bandolier style bag sewn from rectangular strip of red flannel that is folded up along bottom and sewn along sides to form large pocket; Pocket is lined with white cotton cloth and decorated on front with large loom-woven beaded panel with stylized florals in pink, green, red, yellow, and several shades of blue on white background; Beaded panel includes 9 pendant tabs at bottom that terminate in large black beads and yellow wool pompoms; Beaded panel is framed with delicate network of white beads; Very wide carrying strap made from additional red flannel strip is decorated with wide loom-woven beaded panel with a bordered geometric pattern on one half and geometric and floral designs on other half, all in blues, red, pink, yellow, and green on white background.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 29.3, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 42.5