Finger-woven bandoliers and sashes were common throughout the Southeast, but those made from red wool trade cloth and decorated with bead embroidery in geometric designs are most frequently associated with the Choctaw, Alabama, and Coushatta. The scroll designs on these distinctive shoulder sashes are often said to resemble those found on early southeastern pottery.

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