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Bandolier bag

Anishinaabe bandolier bag
ca. 1870
Upper Great Lakes
Wool and cotton cloth, glass beads
87 x 26 cm
A. E. Brooks Collection
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This large ornamental bag is covered with abstract symbols possibly referring to Thunderbirds, Underwater Panthers, and the four sacred directions. The shoulder straps and central panel are created with loom-woven beadwork, which encouraged the weaving of elaborate and complicated patterns.

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