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Shoulder bag strap/bandolier

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected by an official of the Hudson's Bay Company circa 1865; formerly in the collection of Mrs. E.C. McDonald; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1926.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Bush or Western Woods Cree
Previous owner
Mrs. E. C. McDonald, Non-Indian
Object Name
Shoulder bag strap/bandolier
Media/Materials
Wool cloth, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, thread
Techniques
Sewn, overlay beadwork
Object Type
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
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