Shoulder bag/Bandolier bag

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Date created: circa 1810

Culture/People: Muscogee (Creek)
Previous owner: Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
Seller: Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)

Collection History: Said to have been collected at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814; formerly in the collection of the Daughters of the American Revolution (Washington, DC); purchased by MAI from the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1971.
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Place: Tohopeka; Tallapoosa County; Alabama; USA

See related items: Muscogee (Creek); Bags/Pouches (and parts)
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Nation to Nation, Serious Diplomacy

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/4150
Barcode: 244150.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Shoulder bag/Bandolier bag
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, silk cloth, silk ribbon, glass bead/beads, wool yarn, cotton thread
Techniques: Sewn, lined, overlay beadwork, tasseled
Dimensions: 69 x 37 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61918cd97-3bfd-4d77-bef8-319a28551751

Record ID: NMAI_259530