Shoulder Bag
Datec. 1890
Object PlaceWisconsin, United States, North America
MediumWool fabric and yarn, cotton fabric and thread, glass beads
ClassificationsAccessories
Dimensions15 1/2 x 33 1/8 inches (39.4 x 84.1 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase
Object number81.429
DescriptionFront panel of bag, strap and extensions are of loom- woven beadwork. The bag is black, the strap, white. The design is a complex combination of triangles, hexagons, diamonds and parallelograms worked into an elaborate grid of quadrilateral symmetry featuring the following colors: pink, yellow, red, dark blue-green, navy, black, white and turquoise. The extension designs alternate as follows: two red diamonds on white, then navy/gold/navy vertical stripes edged in white.On View
On viewCollections
- Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
- (not entered) Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Conservation
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
M. G. Chandler
c. 1885
c. 1860
c. 1845
c. 1820
c. 1880
c. 1880
c. 1830
c. 1830