Bandolier Bag, 1890-1910, velvet, beads, and fabric, 46.75 inches high, Scarritt-Bennett College, 2011.27.20.
A bandolier bag with intricately beaded floral patterns, a shoulder strap, an open slit pocket, and beaded fringe at the bottom. The bag was originally from the Northern Great Lakes region, made by Ojibwe artisans. The Ojibwe have the fourth-largest population among Native American tribes in the United States, surpassed only by the Navajo, Cherokee, and Lakota.