Shoulder bag/Bandolier bag

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Culture/People: Potawatomi
Previous owner: Marianne Schurz, Non-Indian, 1857-1929
Possible collector: General Carl Christian Schurz, Non-Indian, 1829-1906
Previous owner: General Carl Christian Schurz, Non-Indian, 1829-1906; Carl L. Schurz, Non-Indian, 1871-1924

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of General Carl Christian Schurz (1829-1906, a US senator from Missouri and head of the US Department of the Interior); inherited by General Schurz's children, Carl L. Schurz (1871-1924, a New York City attorney) and Marianne Schurz (1857-1929); lent to MAI by Carl L. Schurz and Marianne Schurz in 1919 and never reclaimed.
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Place: Great Lakes region; Canada, USA (inferred)

See related items: Potawatomi; Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/6576
Barcode: 096576.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Shoulder bag/Bandolier bag
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, wool yarn, ribbon
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, strung, tasseled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67f00197e-323e-4db0-b338-b182f7f4137c

Record ID: NMAI_104326