 | | Culture | Menominee | | | | Description | This bag exhibits an elaborate use of geometric beadwork that completely covers the cotton backing, with exception of the edges. Large blue and red glass beads are attached to the red yarn tassels at the bottom; white opaque beads attach the gray and red tassels to the chest straps. | | | | Catalog # | 240 | | | | Accession # | | | | | Accession Date | 12/31/1969 | | | | Dimensions | | | | | Medium | Glass beads, cotton, thread, wool yarn | | | | Region | Great Lakes region (Northern Wisconsin) | | | | Source | Purchased from H. W. Shaw. | | | | Comments | Original catalogue book entry states "Medicine bag, beads woven like cloth." |
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 | | Culture | Ojibwe | | | | Description | This bag is rectangular with a wide black velvet band above the pocket. It has a fully beaded strap and pocket with a floral design on a crystal beaded background, plus elasticized twill tape piping (black on strap, burgundy on bag). There are bugle bead dangles with wool yarn fringes. | | | | Catalog # | 39121 | | | | Accession # | 10500 | | | | Accession Date | 01/27/1932 | | | | Dimensions | | | | | Medium | Glass beads, cotton textile, velvet, wool yar | | | | Region | Great Lakes region (Northern Minnesota). | | | | Source | Purchased and collected from Barton D. Smith of Milwaukee, WI. | | | | Comments | Bead colors: crystal (background), pink, clear yellow, translucent purple hue, light red, light blue, dark blue, yellow, clear blue, white, green, clear green, rusty brown, dark green. The bugle bead colors are orange and grey/black. |
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