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Bandolier bag is worn as a cross-body bag → a strap crosses the chest and allows the bag to rest on the hip. Bags were commonly decorative → even those with pockets were not necessarily used to hold anything. Men could wear more than one bag at a time. Express group identities and social status.
What was the inspiration for the Native American bandolier bags? In what state did the LENAPE (probably creators of this bag) live? How are bandolier bags worn?
Bandolier bags are based on bags carried by European soldiers armed with rifles, who used the bags to store ammunition cartridges. While bandolier bags were made by different tribes and First Nations across the Great Lakes and Prairie regions, they differ in appearance.
163. Bandolier bag. Lenape (Delaware tribe, Easter Woodlands). c. 1850 CE Beadwork on leather. Form The bandolier bag has a large, heavily beaded pouch with a slit on top The bag was held at hip level with strap across the chest The bag was constructed of trade cloth: cotton, wool, velvet, or leather
Dr. Greci Green: [1:13] The bandolier bag, also known as a shoulder bag, is common among Anishinaabe, Ojibwa, Potawatomi, and also Delaware, Miami, Shawnee. It’s a common genre early on in the 18th century; an earlier style would have been made with quillwork on black buckskin.
Bandolier Bag relates to a broader array of objects that demonstrate the Prairie Style. The artist of the Bandolier Bag borrowed from older Delaware traditions, as well as those of other native peoples after they were forcibly relocated. The Prairie Style used colorful glass beads fashioned in floral patterns.
Bandolier bags were made by different Native American nations. Early versions were buckskin that was decorated with quillwork, but later forms were made with imported calico and glass beads. With calico coming from England or India, and beads and tinklers manufactured in Europe, these bags were part of 19th-century global trade networks.
