Bag, Bandolier

Bag, Bandolier

Bag, Bandolier

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Introduction

This bandolier bag was made with stroud, cotton, and has loom woven beadwork. It has repetitive arrows and rectangles layered in the beads in white, black, greasy green, greasy rose, and navy. This bag appears to be Anishinaabe from the Central Great Lakes 1860s-1870s. It was given to the Missouri History Museum from an educational institution.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

Ojibwe or Menominee (needs further research)

Place of Origin: Wisconsin, USA
Date Made or Date Range: 1860s to 1870s
Materials

Purple faded woolen tape on back of strap, canvas backing, 2-2 twill woven course red stroud 1.5" margin on border (possibly American-made stroud); tassel made of red and 'fugitive' blue yarn, red and aqua beads (from fur trade), terminate warped threads of the loom; Size 11 seed beads in white, black, greasy green, greasy rose, navy, with no variations within the colors. Faded cotton binding and trim on the rim of the pouch. Glass button on inside of pouch. Various cotton threads: loom thread, around the tassel thread, . Cotton lining in the pouch, cotton backing and lining.

Techniques or Format

Entire bag symmetrical from top to bottom, reversal on the apex/midpoint of strap. Strap, panel, tab loom-woven. Hand-sewn button hole with functional button. Stroud 2-2/2-1 twill-woven (likely American-made)

Motifs and Patterns

Beaded arrow shapes, all uniform in size, figure-ground play with white arrow shapes going the opposite direction. Four direction colors, fundamental colors. Connected rectangles; half hour glass/half diamond alternating split along axis, or alternating serrated-triangles with some deviations.

Dimensions: 8.5 × 13.5 × 0 in
Condition: Some missing beads, some wear, overall slightly fragile.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

AGG and CW based on stroud, loom-woven technique, colors, and geometric design.

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 80-0017
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: December, 1980
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: FIT Education Closet
GKS Reference Number: 24933
Approximate Place of Origin

44.736, -88.788