bag, charm

bag, charm

bag, charm

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Introduction

This beaded charm bag is made from glass beads, nettle fiber, and yarn. Presenting a blue background with red, white and yellow beads, this ancestor is patterned with crosses and stars that have eight points on them. These points are geometrically shaped through triangles and diamonds.  On the reverse side, a motif of an X is present, with the same blue background. The glass beads used are very fine, and delicate, showing the amazing craftsmanship that the artist used in creating this bag. Nearing the top of the item is woven thread or yarn to create a boarder, using both natural materials and red yarn. This ancestor is currently located within the Detroit Institute of Arts

Nation of Maker: Ojibwe
Nation of Origin

Ojibwe

Place of Origin: Wisconsin, USA
Date Made or Date Range: 1870
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

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Materials

Glass beads, nettle fiber, and wool yarn

Techniques or Format

weaving, stitching

Motifs and Patterns

Small beaded charm bag decorated with a pattern of crosses and eight point stars on one side and an elaborated "X" motif on the other set against a blue background. Very fine beads. Colors include red and green.

Dimensions: 43.2 × 64.8 × 0 cm
Condition: The condition of this heritage item is good; however, it does contain pulled fabric on the top braiding, as well as slight staining, and warping.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

DIA records

Current Location: Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 2006.18
Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://dia.org/collection/charm-bag-95186
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 2006
Collection Narratives and Histories

Formerly in the collection of Dave Wooley (Madison, Wisconsin, USA).
Purchased by Museum, Flint Ink Foundation and Edgar A.V. Jacobsen Acquisition Fund. Dealer: Richard Pohrt, Jr.

2006-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Source for Provenance information

DIA records

Exhibition History

This ancestor has been exhibited at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada in their “Anishinaabeg Art and Power” exhibit in 2017.

Comment on Source of Exhibition & Publication Data

Researched by Natasha Fares.

GKS Reference Number: 25497
How to Cite this Item

Unknown. "Bag, Charm." GRASAC ID 25497, located in the Detroit Institute of Arts, catalogue number 2006.18.

Record Creation Context

This record was augmented by Natasha Fares in December 2023.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Good images are not yet available for this item, as it was on exhibit at the time of the GRASAC visit and not on the list of objects to discuss. By request, DIA staff member Kelly Konieczki created a GKS profile after the visit. A DIA Museum Catalogue System (TMS) photograph was added as a temporary place-holder image. Kelly Konieczki also added all available information about the item from TMS after the visit, however did not research its supplementary files.

Approximate Place of Origin

44.527842798456, -89.912344139933

Source of Information about Places

Wisconsin is located as a place associated with a previous collector in the DIA's records.

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