 | | Culture | Ojibwe | | | | Description | This bag has beaded embroidery over a velvet base and a patterned cotton cloth-back. It exhibits a leaf design over a solid white background on both the straps and pouch. The horizontal panel has a floral design over black velvet cloth. The lower edge ends in blue and red yarn tassels. | | | | Catalog # | 50356 | | | | Accession # | 14896 | | | | Accession Date | 10/07/1941 | | | | Dimensions | | | | | Medium | Glass beads, velvet, cotton cloth, silk ribbo | | | | Region | Western Great Lakes region (Minnesota) | | | | Source | Donated by Mrs. Samuel Meyer of Milwaukee, WI. Originally collected by David Karger. | | | | Comments | |
|
 |
 | | Culture | Woodland | | | | Description | This is a small beaded bag backed with red cloth, red ribbon edging and black lining with green, orange, yellow, blue, white, black, and red beads. The tassels are made with larger beads ending in small pompoms. | | | | Catalog # | 50360 | | | | Accession # | 14896 | | | | Accession Date | 10/04/1941 | | | | Dimensions | | | | | Medium | Glass beads, cotton cloth, ribbon, cotton thr | | | | Region | Western Great Lakes region | | | | Source | Donated by Mrs. Samuel Meyer of Milwaukee, WI; collected by David Karger. | | | | Comments | Some of the tassels are frayed or missing. |
|
|
 | | Culture | Potawatomi | | | | Description | This bag, with a small pocket, has beaded tabs and red/blue yarn tassels. The bag has a red cotton cloth trim with a yellow beaded edge. The bag exhibits geometric designs on brown wool cloth (appliqué). Bead colors present on this bag: white, blues, reds, yellow, black, and green. | | | | Catalog # | 50373 | | | | Accession # | 14904 | | | | Accession Date | 10/09/1941 | | | | Dimensions | | | | | Medium | Glass beads, wool cloth, cotton cloth, wool yarn, cotton thread | | | | Region | Great Lakes region (no area specified) | | | | Source | Donated by Mrs. Odelia Abel of the Indian Trading Post, Tomahawk, WI; originally collected by the donor’s father, Mr. H. L. Mumm. | | | | Comments | Catalogue book entry states: circa 1851. Very soiled bag with several kinds of cotton cloth. |
|
|