Lot 89
Native American, Eastern or Woodlands region, Great Lakes region to east of Mississippi River, ca. 19th century CE. A dazzling Bandolier Bag (called Aazhooningwa'on meaning "worn across the shoulder" in the Ojibwe language) featuring thousands of tiny glass beads strung together to decorate the bag's surface with breathtaking flowers in deep purple or aubergine, pale pink, garnet red, buttercup yellow, verdant green, cornflower blue, sky blue, black, brown, gold, and pearly white hues. Embellishing the main panel are brown velveteen borders with beaded decoration, and at the lower end, a row of tassels comprised of colorful beads arranged in diagonal, striated patterns, each tassel resolving in a larger bead with pink yarn fringe (the yarn and larger beads added later). These tassels provide added texture and can flutter in the wind when the wearer walks, thus animating the piece. Size: 42" L x 16.5" W (106.7 cm x 41.9 cm)
Bandolier Bags were inspired by bags carried by European soldiers armed with rifles, who used the bags to store ammunition cartridges. Bandolier Bags were made by various tribes and First Nations across the Great Lakes and Prairie regions, and differ stylistically in appearance, these variations largely resulting from personal preference and contact with Europeans and Euro-Americans, travel, and materials acquired in trade. While men typically wore these bags, women usually created them using trade cloth - either cotton, hide, or wool. (This example features a coral hued cotton fabric.) The artisans then embroidered beads and other materials on the trade cloth and/or hide. The tiny glass beads used in this Bandolier Bag are called seed beads, which were acquired from European traders, and highly prized for their brilliant colors. Glass beads replaced porcupine quillwork, which had a longstanding history in this area.
Provenance: ex-Museum of American Indians, ex-Huber Collection.
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#122460
- Condition: Small tear to brown velveteen border above pocket. Trade cloth shows some discoloration, fading, wear. Handwritten accession number for Museum of American Indians - 13/6465 - on lower right corner of verso.
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