Bandolier bag

Bandolier bag

Bandolier bag

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Introduction

Anishinaabe beaded bandolier-style bag. (Catalog says "Iroquois? Ojibwa?" but most likely Anihshinaabe- A.N.) Bag is constructed with fingerwoven beaded panels and the strap is constructed of loom-woven beadwork. According to catalog record, this bag was created around 1833-1866. Donated to Peabody by William C. Johnson, 1927.

Nation of Origin

catalog says "Iroquois? Ojibwa?"; likely Anishnaabe (A.N.)

Date Made or Date Range: ca. 1833-1866
Materials

wool, glass beads, thread (cotton)

Techniques or Format

Two panels of finger-woven red, green and blue wool with white beads strung in between warp threads.Bag opens at top and has no lining. Top trimmed in thick blue wool tape. Front has zig-zags and the back has "X" desing made out of diamond shapes. Bottom of bag has fringe with beads. Beads end in loop at bottom of fringe. Strap is made with loom-woven beadwork (geometric designs) lined with red wool stroud cloth. Edged with moss-green tape (wool?).

Motifs and Patterns

zig-zags, "X", crayfish, eight-pointed stars, wavy lines

Additional Context

crayfish, otter tail, floral (?), eight-pointed star

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

catalog record

Current Location: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 27-17-10/98248
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1927
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: donated by William C. Johnson
Previous Collectors: William C. Johnson
Collection Narratives and Histories

Gift from Coatash "Chief of the Five Tribes" to William C. Johnson; Johnson donated to PMAE in 1927? (catalog data)

GKS Reference Number: 45126
Record Creation Context

Visit to Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) of Wahsontiio Cross and Alexandra Nahwegahbow, assisted by Meredith Vasta on 11-12 August 2015.

Approximate Place of Origin

42.7, -92.2

Source of Information about Places

catalog data: "Red River Valley/Lake of the Woods region, Manitoba/Ontario, Canada"

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