Pouch And Belt, Shoulder Bag
date: label: Accession Date
content: 31 Dec 1867
name: label: Donor Name
content: U.S. Department Of War
notes: label: Notes
content: Entered in the orginal ledger catalog as from the War Department with the location given as Missouri R. Valley. A later Smithsonian tag identifies this bandolier bag as Sioux. Ted Brasser has identified it as of Southeastern origin. The bag is 8.5" square, without strap.
label: Notes
content: Illustrated on magazine cover to accompany article Greene, Candace S., Bonnie Richard and Kirsten Thompson, 2007, "Treaty Councils and Indian Delegations: The War Department Museum Collection," American Indian Art Magazine, 33(1):66-80. Caption on p. 3 magazine identifies this as "Bandolier pouch of wool with silk (?) edging and cotton print lining. The applique-stitch beadwork offers a complex series of designs, with nested triangles on the body of the bag, abstract floral figures on the flap, and different plantlike designs on each half of the strap. 8 1/2" square without strap (21.6 cm).
label: Record Last Modified
content: 7 Jul 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Missouri River, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 67A00050
label: USNM Number
content: E2470-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Bag