Minneapolis Institute of Art

Bandolier Bag

Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) artist

Date

c. 1870

Medium

Beads, cotton, wool

Culture

Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

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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