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Object Number 39-30-10/18202
Display Title Beaded cloth shoulder pouch - floral design
Descriptions
Object Description Beaded cloth shoulder pouch - floral design. Bandolier bag with maple leaves, tulips and round flowers. Bandelier bags often used to carry medicines and the designs tell a story-sometimes the recipe of the medicine.
Inventory Description Bag, cotton/wool fabric, beaded floral deco., bead and yarn tassels, wide strap
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bois Forte?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Wisconsin?
North America / United States / Minnesota?
Additional Geographic Terms Great Lakes Region
Dimensions Overall: 52 x 35.7 x 0.8 cm (20 1/2 x 14 1/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-30-10/18202
Provenance
Collector Mr. Henry M. Wheelwright (11/01/1901)
Intermediary Mrs. Henry M. Wheelwright
Donor Mrs. Ruth E. Wheelwright (03/31/1939-06/02/1939)

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