Shoulder bag/Bandolier bag

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Date created: circa 1870

Culture/People: probably Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa) (attributed)
Previous owner: Abel E. Brooks (A.E. Brooks), Non-Indian, 1833-1917

Collection History: Collection history unknown, formerly in the collection of Abel E. Brooks (1833-1917, a renowned collector of Civil War firearms); acquired by George Heye from an unknown source in 1906.
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Place: Great Lakes region; Canada, USA (inferred)

See related items: Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa); Bags/Pouches (and parts)
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Woodlands

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/1125
Barcode: 011125.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Native Term: gashkibidaagan

Object Name: Shoulder bag/Bandolier bag
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, wool twill tape, button/buttons, cotton thread
Techniques: Sewn, loom beadwork, overlay beadwork
Dimensions: 87 x 26.3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62d68f9b3-debf-45a0-89fb-69b34f81bb76

Record ID: NMAI_11952