 | | Culture | Ojibwe | | | | Description | This bag has a fully beaded pouch and shoulder strap. The black velvet along the sides and pocket is beaded with a zigzag design. The large floral designs are similar on both the pocket and straps. The lower edge of the bag ends in red yarn tassels with beaded bugle beads. | | | | Catalog # | 50469 | | | | Accession # | 14925 | | | | Accession Date | 10/22/1941 | | | | Dimensions | | | | | Medium | Glass beads, cotton textile, velvet, cotton t | | | | Region | Lac Court Oreilles Reservation, WI. | | | | Source | Collected by Robert Ritzenthaler, MPM Scientific Aid in Anthropology, 1938-1943 (later MPM Curator of Anthropology 1943-1972) on a joint expedition with Columbia University. | | | | Comments | |
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 | | Culture | Ojibwe | | | | Description | This bag has a fully beaded strap and pocket in a floral design, the latter with muted colors. The pocket is lined with cotton and edged on three sides with green velvet as is the strap. Beaded and braided strings serve as tassels. | | | | Catalog # | 51384 | | | | Accession # | 15261 | | | | Accession Date | 08/20/1942 | | | | Dimensions | | | | | Medium | Glass beads, cotton textile, velvet, cotton thread, wool yarn | | | | Region | Lac Court Oreilles Reservation, WI. | | | | Source | Donated by Mrs. L. M. Scott of Milwaukee, WI. Unknown collector. | | | | Comments | Velvet is faded and worn. Catalogue book note: “Collected before 1900.” |
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 | | Culture | Potawatomi | | | | Description | This bag is has beadwork attached to a purple velvet material. The design includes maple leaves (in blue and green), berries, and geometric patterns. The shoulder strap and bag pattern are similar; the horizontal panel is geometric. The bottom is tabbed, with yarn tassels. The majority of the bag is trimmed in red ribbon. | | | | Catalog # | 54765 | | | | Accession # | 16202 | | | | Accession Date | 09/24/1945 | | | | Dimensions | | | | | Medium | Glass beads, brass beads, velvet cloth, cotto | | | | Region | . Great Lakes Area | | | | Source | Donated by J. Fletcher Harper. Unknown collector. | | | | Comments | Originally catalogued as "Woodland Indian", attributed Potawatomi by Ann McMullen, MPM curator of Anthropology 1994-2000. |
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