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A Bag Worth a Pony : The Art of the Ojibwe Bandolier Bag / Marcia G. Anderson.

By: Publisher: Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2017]Description: 265 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781681340296 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Art of the Ojibwe bandolier bag
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 977.004/97333 23
LOC classification:
  • E99.C6 A446 2017
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks E99 .C6 A446 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001452878

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.

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