
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Bandolier Bag
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) artistLinkedCulture matchlcp-a4facae6a1e9
- Date
- c. 1870
- Medium
- Beads, cotton, wool
- Culture
- Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)
- Department
- Arts of the Americas
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 61828
This bandolier bag features abstracted representations of leaves, flowers and berries, which are essential elements of traditional Anishinabe lifestyle. One strap has a series of small hourglass-shaped figures, symbolizing Thunderbirds. Thunderbirds are a manito , or spiritual force, representing the power of the sky. Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), United States, Americas
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- Credit line
- Gift of Mary Joann Jundt
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