E0334: Bandolier Bag

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0334

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Clothing ➞ Accessory

Materials:

fabric ➔ cloth
fabric ➔ yarn
fabric ➔ cloth ➔ velvet

Dimensions:

97 cm L
39 cm W

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century. The bag is estimated to be from early-to-mid 20th Century, between 1900 and 1940.

Production Date:

Between 1900 and 1940.

Source Locality:

USA, Upper Great Lakes, Minnesota or Wisconsin

Description:

Large, cloth, square bag with large shoulder strap, backed with a white cotton material98.

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