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Source Description
Inspired perhaps by British ammunition pouches, bandolier bags evolved from smaller native bags to become one of the flashiest, most important items of Woodlands formal attire during the 1800s. Europeans introduced floral motifs to Woodlands imagery, but artists’ enthusiastic response suggests the motifs struck a chord in native thought, which holds plants to be animate and powerful. This example features blueberries, literally “soul food” that refreshes the spirit of the living and the dead, and alludes to new seasonal growth.
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Document identity
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151017
label
Bandolier (Shoulder) Bag
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object
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151017
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title
Bandolier (Shoulder) Bag
description
Inspired perhaps by British ammunition pouches, bandolier bags evolved from smaller native bags to become one of the flashiest, most important items of Woodlands formal attire during the 1800s. Europeans introduced floral motifs to Woodlands imagery, but artists’ enthusiastic response suggests the motifs struck a chord in native thought, which holds plants to be animate and powerful. This example features blueberries, literally “soul food” that refreshes the spirit of the living and the dead, and alludes to new seasonal growth.
date
1880s?
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60746810
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Textile
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Average: 107.3 x 33 cm (42 1/4 x 13 in.)
cul
Northeastern Woodlands, Great Lakes Region, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) People
accession
1982.61
Source extras
tec
plain weave cotton, twill weave wool, velvet, plaited wool binding, wool tassels, glass beads
tombstone
Bandolier (Shoulder) Bag, 1880s?. Northeastern Woodlands, Great Lakes Region, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) People. Plain weave cotton, twill weave wool, velvet, plaited wool binding, wool tassels, glass beads; average: 107.3 x 33 cm (42 1/4 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund, 1982.61
collection
T - Native North American
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman E. "Year in Review for 1982." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 70, no. 1 (1983)
page_number
p. 53, Cat. No. 77
creditline
James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:47:58.782000
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151017
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Textiles
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T - Native North American
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plain weave cotton, twill weave wool, velvet, plaited wool binding, wool tassels, glass beads
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1
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0
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photo
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