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34 Collection Items


CultureOjibwe
 
DescriptionThis bag has fully beaded straps and pouch with a leaf and flower design. The horizontal panel is beaded directly onto the black velvet backing. A white otter-tail motif borders the main pouch and horizontal panel.
 
Catalog #58149
 
Accession #18961
 
Accession Date12/12/1963
 
Dimensions
LengthWidth
1.06m37cm
 
MediumGlass beads, cotton textile, wool textile, velvet, wool yarn, cotton thread.
 
RegionLeech Lake Reservation, Minnesota
 
SourceDonated by Mrs. K. Bruckhaus of Tyler, TX.
 
CommentsAccording to accession card, the bag was collected on the reservation between 1904 and 1910.
CultureHo-Chunk
 
DescriptionThis bag is beaded in both geometric and floral designs. The strap has a diamond geometric design; the pouch has a larger diamond design and flowers. It is trimmed in red wool, with brown wool tassels.
 
Catalog #59708
 
Accession #21054
 
Accession Date12/05/1967
 
Dimensions
LengthWidth
90.5cm26.5cm
 
MediumGlass beads, cloth, wool, yarn
 
RegionGreat Lakes area
 
SourceDonated by Mrs. Irving Ott of Milwaukee, WI. Unknown collector.
 
CommentsSome tassels missing. Originally catalogued as "Woodland Indian". The geometric patterns & brown color looks Ho-Chunk but floral pattern also could suggest Potawatomi
CultureOjibwe
 
DescriptionThis bag of dark blue velvet cloth contains a red and white floral pattern cotton cloth lining/front. Beaded entirely in floral and bird designs, the bottom fringe has blue and clear plastic beaded tassels with purple wool yarn pom-poms.
 
Catalog #63158
 
Accession #25390
 
Accession Date07/26/1979
 
Dimensions
LengthWidth
1.03m38cm
 
MediumGlass and plastic beads, cotton, velvet, wool yarn.
 
RegionMcCord, near Tripoli, WI.
 
SourceCollected and donated by Dr. George MacKinnon of Marshfield, WI.
 
CommentsCatalogue book entry states: “Given to donor’s father by Potawatomi chief at McCord, Wisconsin in 1915.” Ann McMullen, MPM curator of Anthropology 1994-2000, changed attribution to Ojibwe and added “More like Minnesota in terms of style.” Photo negative #: A-647-2+1