An Ojibwa dated beaded belt Leech Lake Reservation

An Ojibwa dated beaded belt

Leech Lake Reservation, Minnesota

sack cloth, cloth and coloured glass and cut steel beads, with two floral sprays and a date 1916,

89cm long.

Provenance

Michael G. Johnson Collection.

With a hand written note - Made by Chippewa Indians near Leechlake, Minnesota for Mom's Uncle George Mankins who was a fishing & hunting guide there. He was married to Mom's aunt Bernice who was Grandma Hetricks' sister.