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Bag, beaded
Bag, beaded
Bag, beaded
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Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Potawatomi
Date Made or Date Range:
1820-1840
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Materials
Red stroud (coarse or common) calico print, beads, silk ribbon, canvas possible wood stick, linen thread. Beads: Clear, dark green, red. Greasy: light and dark turquoise, blue, mustard, dusty rose, periwinkle. Opaque: forest green, royal blue, navy blue.
Motifs and Patterns
Widely spaced flower motifs on cream background (lining). Floral motif is both abstracted and conventional and different on either side.
Other Notes
Bag has fully filled in open linear beadwork in 9 colors of size 13-16 beads. Floral beadwork is in both abstracted and conventional motifs. Bag is different on either side. CW
Dimensions:
0 × 5.5 × 7.25 in
Condition:
Condition is delicate; silk is shattered, beads lost, and moth damage noted.
Provenance
Current Location:
Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, MO, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
1939.001.0003
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
24900
Approximate Place of Origin