shoulder bag

shoulder bag

shoulder bag

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Nation of Maker: Other
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

This bag is Delaware (Lenape) in style

Materials

red stroud, glass beads, green silk ribbon, small white glass beads, small metal cones, black and grey cotton backing

Other Notes

use of different colours of woolen cloth for front and back of pouch and the patchwork lining of the strap suggest that it was difficult for the maker to acquire trade cloth, probably recycled older items

Condition: poor, strap detached on one side
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: grasac_3028
GKS Reference Number: 26648
Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184