Region / Tribe: Oklahoma Territory / Delaware

Circa: 1840-1860

Material: Early trade cloths, canvas, silk, glass trade beads, cotton thread

Dimension: Length 29inches by width 26 inches

Bandolier width 7 1/2 inches

Condition: Overall Excellent

Beadwork and silk edging restoration, Bill Plitt, Santa Fe, NM

Collection History:

Private  South Carolina Collection

Donald Ellis Gallery

Trotta-Bono

Dennis Eros private sale mid 1980’s

Reference:

Penney, David W. Art of the American Indian Frontier: The Chandler Pohrt Collection. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992. See p.114-115, no.48, Delaware Shoulder Bag and for a discussion of bandolier bags.

Comments:

This is a classic Delaware Bandolier Bag with exceptional design and particularly wide bandoliers. Created at the height of this form’s development the bag combines a variety of abstract foliate designs with exceptional deep rich color contrast. The iconography and color symbolism of the bag are meant to imbue it with spiritual power.