Tribal Art & Antiquities - 22nd September 2020

Lot 206

An Ojibwa bandolier bag Northeast North America printed cotton

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £1000

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Description

An Ojibwa bandolier bag

Northeast North America

printed cotton, velveteen, cloth, wool and coloured glass beads, with bold foliage and fruit designs, the bag with 'otter-tail' design borders and with sixteen looped tassels, circa 1880,

109.5cm long.

Provenance

Michael G. Johnson Collection, purchased in Wisconsin, 2000.

Literature

Michael G. Johnson. Ojibwa, People of Forests and Prairies, 2016, p.116.