Man's Pouch

Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) artist

c. 1800

Hide, beads, quills, wool, cotton

Minneapolis Institute of Art

A light-colored hide pouch is decorated with floral embroidery and a geometric beaded panel with fringe. The pouch has a central opening at the top. A light-colored hide pouch is decorated with floral embroidery and a geometric beaded panel with fringe. The pouch has a central opening at the top. This bag is all that remains of the extensive collection of Indian objects gathered by Major Lawrence Taliaferro, Indian agent at Fort Snelling from 1819 to 1839. Taliaferro tried to keep peace between the Anishinabe and the Dakota who lived in the area and made certain both groups were treated fairly by the whites. This object may have been a gift to him from the Anishinabe. It was made at a time of artistic transition, when established styles of quillwork on leather were being combine