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ProvenanceToby Herbst, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Bibliography Struever, Martha Hopkins and Richard Pohrt. Bags of Friendship: Bandolier Bags of the Great Lakes Indians. Morning Star Gallery, 1996. pg. 30.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 84.
Culture
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)
Bag
Datec. 1880-1890
DimensionsOverall: 36 × 15 3/4 in. (91.4 × 40 cm)
Object numberT0855
Credit LineGift of Eugene Victor Thaw Art Foundation
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextA bandolier bag is a large beaded bag that has a wide shoulder strap. “Bandolier” is a French word used to describe a shoulder belt that had loops or pockets for cartridges. Indicative of wealth and social standing, bandolier bags were often carried in pairs on both sides by their owner, their straps worn crosswise across the chest. From the 1850s to 1900, the bags gained popularity among Great Lakes Indians who regarded them as symbols of their Indian culture and heritage.ProvenanceToby Herbst, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Bibliography Struever, Martha Hopkins and Richard Pohrt. Bags of Friendship: Bandolier Bags of the Great Lakes Indians. Morning Star Gallery, 1996. pg. 30.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 84.
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