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Bandolier Bag

Dakota:
wac̣uṫc̣’iƞ
Ojibwe:
gashkibidaagan; aazhoningwa'igan
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Ojibwa cloth bandolier bag with back pocket, spot-stitch decorated with multicolored glass seed beads in a curvilinear floral design on a translucent bead background. Bag is bound with green ribbon and features netted thread fringe made of blue and yellow glass bugle beads with red wool tassels.

Dimensions: 

bag overall length, including binding extensions, length: 45 1/4 inches
strap at widest, width: 5 5/8 inches
pocket panel, width: 18 3/4 inches
pocket panel, height: 15 3/4 inches
pocket opening, width: 6 1/2 inches
average fringe length, length: 2 3/4 inches

Creation Location: 
Minnesota, United States
Created Date: 
Approximately 1890 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: 
1498
Cultural Association: 
Ojibwa Indians
Artist/Maker: 

Sophia Smith

Curatorial Notes: 
Curator Marcia G. Anderson suggests attribution for creation of this bag to either Sophia Smith or her beadworking associates due to the similar bead color combinations and distinctive motifs found in bandolier bag #1498 and bandolier bag #1520. Bag #1520 was made for Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple by Sophia Smith. Sophia was a member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and wife of Episcopal Lay Minister Rev. Fred Smith.
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Bandolier Bag

Dakota:
wac̣uṫc̣’iƞ
Ojibwe:
gashkibidaagan; aazhoningwa'igan
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Commentary on the Beadwork of Sophia Smith

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Cheryl Minnema
Sophia Smith

Commentary on Bandolier Bag Maker Sophia Smith

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Mel Losh
Sophia Smith

Sophia Smith, Sophia (LaRush) Smith LaRoche

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Bandolier or shoulder bags

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Henry Benjamin Whipple

Henry Benjamin Whipple

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gashkibidaagan; aazhoningwa'igan
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