Bandolier Bag
Dakota:
wac̣uṫc̣’iƞOjibwe:
gashkibidaagan; aazhoningwa'iganMiniature, Ojibwa cloth bandolier bag with front pocket, spot-stitch decorated with white and yellow glass seed beads in a repeated ottertail pattern. Bag is bound with brown wool tape and finished with a two-beaded edging. Bag features integrated white bead fringe tabs, that are a succession of diamonds finished with a loop of red beads.
Dimensions:
bag overall length, including binding extensions, length: 18 3/4 inches
strap at widest, width: 2 1/8 inches
pocket panel, width: 6 7/8 inches
pocket panel, height: 6 3/4 inches
area above pocket panel, height: 3 inches
pocket opening, width: 5 1/2 inches
average fringe length, length: 1 3/4 inches
Creation Location:
Minnesota, United States
Created Date:
Approximately 1860 to Approximately 1901
Source:
Gift of the Sibley House Association of the Minnesota Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Housed at:
Minnesota Historical Society
Catalog Number:
1844
Cultural Association:
Ojibwa Indians
Related Object Types:
Bags 
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