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Native American Bandolier Bag

Native American Bandolier Bag


Title	Native American Bandolier Bag
Coverage / Year	Great Lakes region; c. 1885
Description	A bandolier bag is a large pouch with a long continuous strap. This one is made of deerskin. The panel between the strap and pouch is covered with black velvet. Along the bottom edge are wool yarn tassels and loops of beads. The entire bag is covered with beaded decoration in bold floral and foliate designs. The flowers on the pouch are worked in red and blue flowers with green leaves, all on a white background.
Interpretation	In the 19th century, Native Americans invented a new type of square bag attached to a wide strap ("bandolier") copied from the type of cartridge belt which European soldiers wore over one shoulder. These bags became fashionable among Wisconsin and Minnesota men about 1850 for use in ceremonies and dances. The decoration was done in porcupine quills, beadwork or embroidery with wool yarn and became increasingly more elaborate. Floral motifs such as we see on this bandolier bag were not indigenous (native or original) to Native Americans; they borrowed them from the European settlers.
Lesson Plans / Themes	How we learn about communities; Celebrations and Festivals; Westward Expansion; Native American Stories;
Learning Standards	16 History; 18 Social Systems; 25-27 Fine Arts;
Author or Creator	Native American, probably Ojibway Tribe;
Source	Donated to the Lakeview Museum by Bruce Stewart;
Subject / Keywords	Pouch; Bags; Native American; Indians of North America; Beads; Celebrations; Decorations; Bandoliers
Collection Publisher	Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences
Further Information	For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
Resource Identifier	LVM2000.015;
CONTENTdm file name	6715201972002_NatAmerbandbag.jpg

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