A PLAINS QUILLED HIDE BANDOLEER

UPPER MISSOURI/METIS

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A PLAINS QUILLED HIDE BANDOLEER
UPPER MISSOURI/METIS
Of elongated form, constructed of Indian tanned hide, sinew sewn, cloth, red silk and blue and red dyed porcupine quillwork, decorated with traditional scrolling elements
36 x 3in. (91.4 x 7.6cm.)

来源

Collected by Father Pierre-Jean De Smet and gifted to the ancestors of the current owners.

拍品专文

This is most probably the strap of a shoulder pouch. The quillworked designs are similar to those decorating leather coats, made by the Missouri River Metis in the 1840s.

Ted Brasser March 14, 2000