Shoulder bag/Bandolier bag

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Date created: circa 1890

Culture/People: Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
Previous owner: Pa"k ti' ni's, Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
Collector: Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923; Leo Walker, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox); Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Pa"k-ti'-ni's (Prairie Band Potawatomi) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and expedition interpreter Leo Walker (Sac and Fox), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Kansas; USA

See related items: Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]; Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/7623
Barcode: 027623.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Indigenous Term: ya co wan ko gan

Object Name: Shoulder bag/Bandolier bag
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, glass bead/beads, cotton cloth, silk ribbon, wool yarn
Techniques: Loom beadwork, sewn
Dimensions: 87 x 43.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66b3372e8-4838-4d4e-8980-5ff926a99042

Record ID: NMAI_29324