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A Bag Worth a Pony : The Art of the Ojibwe Bandolier Bag /

Anderson, Marcia G. 1949-

A Bag Worth a Pony : The Art of the Ojibwe Bandolier Bag / Art of the Ojibwe bandolier bag Marcia G. Anderson. - 265 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-258) and index.

A bag worth a pony -- Gashkibidaagan: an introduction -- Forms, construction, and styles -- Design influences and motifs -- Gashkibidaaganag in photographs -- Handicraft and commerce -- Reservation stories -- Bois Forte -- Fond du Lac -- Grand Portage -- Leech Lake -- Mille Lacs -- Red Lake -- White Earth.

"Bandolier bags, or gashkibidaaganag---the large, heavily beaded shoulder bags made and worn by several North American Indian tribes around the Great Lakes---are prized cultural icons. Marcia G. Anderson shares the results of thirty years of study, in which she learned from the talented bead artists who keep the form alive, from historical records, and from the bags themselves. Anderson examines the history, forms, structure, and motifs of the bags, giving readers the tools to understand a bag's makeup and meaning. She also offers a tour of Minnesota's seven Ojibwe reservations, showing the beautiful beaded bags associated with each along with the personal insights of six master beadworkers."--Provided by publisher.

9781681340296 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2016047354


Ojibwa Indians--Material culture.
Bandolier bags.
Indian beadwork.

E99.C6 / A446 2017

977.004/97333

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