Shoulder Bag, ca. 1885

  • Potawatomi, Native American

Wool fabric and yarn, glass beads, silk, suede and cotton

  • Overall: 42 3/4 × 12 1/4 inches (108.6 × 31.1 cm) Overall (bag, including fringe): 22 5/8 × 12 1/4 inches (57.5 × 31.1 cm) Overall (beaded panel): 13 7/8 × 8 3/8 inches (35.2 × 21.3 cm) Overall (shoulder strap): 29 3/4 inches (75.6 cm) Overall (other shoulder strap): 26 5/8 inches (67.6 cm) Overall (beaded panel): 4 1/2 × 8 5/8 inches (11.4 × 21.9 cm)

Founders Society Purchase

81.432

Milford G. Chandler [1889-1981]

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

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

The Art of the Great Lakes Indians. Exh. cat., Flint Institute of Arts. Flint, MI, 1973, no. 215.

Potawatomi, Native American, Shoulder Bag, ca. 1885, wool fabric and yarn, glass beads, silk, suede and cotton. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, 81.432.