The Collection

Collection Items

Catalog Number : 65291
Accession Number : 27301
Tribe : Winnebago
Region : Great Lakes Area
Material : Glass beads, cotton, yarn
This bag with a white bead background exhibits similar floral designs on both the strap and pouch. A tab fringe along the bottom ends with yarn pom-poms and one decorative tab on each side where the straps meet the pouch.
Source : Donated by Mrs. Richard Herzfeld and Friends of the Museum. Collected by James Howard, collector and anthropologist.
Catalog Number : 65950
Accession Number : 28217
Tribe : Winnebago/Ho-Chunk
Region : Great Lakes Area (Wisconsin)
Material : Glass beads, cotton cloth, silk ribbon, wool

The bag has a loomed geometric design in white, blue pink, green, yellow, orange, and black. It has green and brown silk appliqué on the edges with beaded tabs that end in red and blue yarn tassels.  

Source : Donated by Charles H. Laflin of New Berlin, WI. Collected by John Laflin, the donor.
Catalog Number : 14728
Accession Number : 4043
Tribe : Winnebago/Ho-Chunk
Region : Great Lakes Region
Material : Glass beads, wool cloth and yarn, velvet, brass tacks

This bag exhibits a loomed geometric star design around the neck strap and the front of the pouch in white, orange, blue and green beads. The backing is red wool with black velvet accenting the front. There are brass tacks across the sides as well as red and green tassels.

Source : Purchased from Mrs. Annie L. T. Romeyn, Washington D.C.
Catalog Number : 14601
Accession Number : 3964
Tribe : Winnebago/Ho-Chunk
Region : Great Lakes; no specific area recorded
Material : Glass beads, cotton, silk ribbon, wool yarn

This bag has a pouch in the front. Tan cotton backing exhibits a loomed geometric design on the neck and pouch panel in yellow, red, blue, and green colors. The center has two horizontal black cotton panels with a beaded floral design in pink, blue, and green. Red tassels adorn the bottom.

Source : Collected by Dr. Paul Radin, Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington D.C., 1908-1913.
Catalog Number : 67319
Accession Number : 29408
Tribe : Woodland
Region : Western Great Lakes
Material : Glass beads, muslin, velveteen, felt, wool yarn

This bag with full pocket has a spot-stitched beaded bottom panel with beaded tassels. The tassels are netted with strung black faceted beads and end in red and maroon yarn tassels. The mouth of the bag is constructed of panels of velveteen beaded in floral motifs and bordered with red twill tape. The beaded strap design is bilaterally symmetrical and spot stitched with similar floral motifs to those found on the bag. There is some bead loss and staining on the cotton lining on the back of the bag.

Source : Purchased by Marion Werle Jaques and donated to the MPM by her family in her honor.
Catalog Number : 50360
Accession Number : 14896
Tribe : Woodland
Region : Western Great Lakes region
Material : Glass beads, cotton cloth, ribbon, cotton thread

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.

Source : Donated by Mrs. Samuel Meyer of Milwaukee, WI; collected by David Karger.
Catalog Number : 66814
Accession Number : 29056
Tribe : Woodland
Region : Woodland (Wisconsin?)
Material : Glass beads,cotton cloth, wool yarn

This bag has a beaded leaf and vine motif on a tan cloth background. The designs are similar on both strap and pouch, with a tab fringe along the bottom ending with red yarn tassels. A beaded ball hangs from the center of the bag.

Source : Donated by Rebecca Schwartz of Milwaukee, WI. Collected by Reva Previant, the donor.