Shoulder bag/Bandolier bag

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Culture/People: Potawatomi [Michigan]
Collector: James K. Clarke, Non-Indian
Previous owner: David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973; Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940-

Collection History: Said to have been collected in 1858 in Detroit, Michigan, by James K. Clarke; formerly in the collection of Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973); acquired by MAI in 1968 through an exchange with the Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (a foundation backed by the Rockefeller family), which purchased Vernon's entire collection in 1965.
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Place: Michigan; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/1734
Barcode: 241734.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Shoulder bag/Bandolier bag
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, cotton cloth, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, wool yarn
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, loom beadwork, tasseled
Dimensions: 59 x 28.4 x 42 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a057b625-21e7-4f7f-b999-28d3091682dd

Record ID: NMAI_257395