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Bandolier bag
Native American, possibly Ute or Apsáalooke (Crow)
1870-1880s
Object Place: Plains
Medium/Technique
Buffalo hide, wool plain weave, sinew and glass beads
Dimensions
Overall: 113 × 45.7 × 11.4 cm (44 1/2 × 18 × 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection
Accession Number2018.91
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionCrow/Ute beaded buffalo hide bandolier bag with red trade cloth insets applied to strape and large drop with undyed bias edge across bottom; beaded with bold multicolored geometric designs in light blue, pink, yellow and dark blue
ProvenanceMid-20th century, possibly sold by Doug Marsh, Marsh Trading Post, Lewiston, ID to Robert and Michelle Wyles, Tieton, WA; about 2011, sold by Robert and Wyles to Bruce Johnson, Evergreen, CO; December 2, 2017, consigned for sale, Skinner, Boston (American Indian Ethnographic Art sale, auction 3043B), lot 199, unsold; 2018, sold by Bruce Johnson through Skinner, Boston, to the MFA. (Accession date: February 21, 2018)