Charm Bag, ca. 1850

  • Chippewa, Native American

Wool, silk and beads

  • Overall: 2 5/8 × 4 inches (6.7 × 10.2 cm) Overall (length of fringe): 2 1/2 inches (6.4 cm)

Founders Society Purchase

81.283

early 1920s, purchased by Milford G. Chandler [1889-1981] from a Native American family in "Saganeen, Michigan" [sic]

purchased by Richard A. Pohrt [1911-2005] (Flint, Michigan, USA)

1981-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Chippewa, Native American, Charm Bag, ca. 1850, wool, silk and beads. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, 81.283.