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Highlights
- 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 here and around the world.
- Author(s): Marcia G Anderson
- 272 Pages
- Art, Native American
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About the Book
A celebration, illumination, and study of the spectacular beaded bags made by the Ojibwe of Minnesota.Book Synopsis
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 here and around the world. From the 1870s to the present day, Ojibwe bead artists of Minnesota have been especially well known for their lively, creative designs. Neighboring Dakota people would trade a pony for a beautiful beaded bag.Over the years, non-Indian collectors and ethnographers, struck by the bags' cultural significance and visual appeal, bought them up. Today, there are hundreds of bags in museums around the world, but not so many in the hands of community members. In A Bag Worth a Pony, 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 seven master beadworkers.
Dimensions (Overall): 10.9 Inches (H) x 8.4 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.2 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 272
Genre: Art
Sub-Genre: Native American
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Marcia G Anderson
Language: English
Street Date: May 15, 2017
TCIN: 82951150
UPC: 9781681340296
Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-4587
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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