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Introduction

Round beaded bag with long, loom-woven beaded strap. Background is white with floral motifs and greasy beads for part of the fringe edges. Outside may have been blue originally. Style of bag dates it to the 1930s. Anishinaabe.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Place of Origin: Fort Frances, ON
Date Made or Date Range: Early 20 C
Materials

Glass beads, presence of purple beads (both transparent, mauve and plum). Pouch lined with cotton. Cloth of binding was possibly originally blue but has faded.

Techniques or Format

Long loom-woven strap attached to a very small circular bag. Strap was made with a twist in it, impossible to make flat.

Other Notes

Dimensions:
Length including strap: 72 cm.
Without: strap 10 cm.
Width of circular pouch including fringes: 11.25

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

Cory Willmott attributes this to be from the 1930s because of the long strap. Willmott has seen other straps with little bags attached from the 1930s.

Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 972.306.19
Collection at Current Location: Stuart Williams Collection
GKS Reference Number: 25280
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Anishinaabe artist, bag. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 972.306.19. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 25280.

Record Creation Context

GRASAC team research trip to the Royal Ontario Museum, Dec 15-19 2008, funded by SSHRC Aboriginal Research & American Philosphical Society (Cory Willmott).

Record Creation Notes/Observations

researchers present: Heidi Bohaker (HB), Trudy Nicks (TN), Cory Willmott (CW)

Approximate Place of Origin

48.6086, -93.403

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