A Bag Worth a Pony: The Art of the Ojibwe Bandolier Bag oral history blue waters

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A Bag Worth a Pony: The Art of the Ojibwe Bandolier Bag oral history blue watersBandolier bags, or gashkibidaaganagthe large, heavily beaded shoulder bags made and worn by several North American Indian tribes around the Great Lakesare 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