Minneapolis Institute of Art

Pouch

Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) artist; Dakhóta artist

Date

18th-19th century

Medium

Animal hide, quills, cotton

Culture

Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) or Dakhóta

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The quillwork on this bag is a good example of the type of natural materials that were being used before the introduction of manufactured glass beads. The quills are colored with natural dye. The flowing lines and curvilinear patterns that are found in nature are found in the quillwork pattern on this bag. --Anthony White Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) or Dakhóta, United States, Americas

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