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Object Description
| Brief description | Spot-stitched beaded bandolier bag, possibly Ojibwe, Great Lakes region, late nineteenth or early twentieth century. |
| Object name | Bandolier bag |
| Alternate object name | Friendship bag; Shoulder bag |
| Date | 1870-1930 |
| Dimensions | 45 1/2"L x 13 1/2"W |
| Materials and techniques | Spot-stitched beadwork; Velvet panel; Bead and yarn tassels |
| Current location | Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin |
| Description | Bandolier bag with spot-stitched beaded pocket and strap. Bag is constructed of brown fabric with green trim. Pocket opens nearly the full width of the bag. The black velvet panel above the pocket features a group of small spot-stitched flowers. The main portion of the bag features spot-stitched beadwork in a large asymmetrical floral design on a white background. Border around panel and bag consists of light brown cloth and white beadwork in diamond and elongated hexagonal pattern, also known as an "otter tail" motif. The fringe is made of yarn tassels connected to strands strung with tubular beads. The strap features a different composition on each side, both consisting of a central vine on a white ground. |
| History | Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, American Indians of the Great Lakes region used beads and cloth acquired through trade with Anglo Americans to create a new form--the bandolier bag. Made by women but typically worn by men as part of their ceremonial dress, these vividly colored and elaborately beaded bags were symbols of both personal status and tribal identity. This bag features several stylistic elements typically associated with Ojibwe-made bandolier bags: an asymmetrical composition, a large panel above the pocket, the 'otter tail' motif, and a different design on each half of the strap. |
| Sources | For a review of the changing designs and construction of Ojibwe bags, see Marcia Anderson and Kathy Hussey-Arnston, "Ojibwe Bandolier Bags in the Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society" American Indian Art Magazine 11:4 (Autumn 1986): 46-57 and David Penney, "Chippewa Beaded Shoulder Bags" Bags of Friendship: Bandolier Bags of the Great Lakes Indians (Morning Star Gallery, 1996). |
| Owner | Langlade County Historical Society |
| Rights | (c) 2010 by the Langlade County Historical Society. Contact the owner for more information. http://www.langladehistory.com/ |
| Digital collection | Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database |
| Digital identifier | LC010 |
| Digital format | image/jpeg |
| Type | Physical object |
| Keywords | Textiles; Bandolier bag; Bag (costume accessory); Costume (mode of fashion); Furnishings and equipment; Personal Gear; Beadwork |
| Date digitized | 2011-01-19 |
| Date modified | 2011-01-23 |
Description
| Object name | Bandolier bag detail: pocket |
| Rights | (c) 2010 by the Langlade County Historical Society. Contact the owner for more information. http://www.langladehistory.com/ |
| Digital collection | Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database |
| Digital identifier | LC010a |
| Digital format | image/jpeg |
| Type | Physical object |
| Date digitized | 2011-01-19 |
| Date modified | 2011-01-19 |
