It is possible that this was a school piece made as an exercise or under supervision because this type of loom work was done under Mission Schools around the Great Lakes. Loom woven with cotton thread is an 8-point star pattern in pink, blue, yellow, red and navy. The design looks like it came from a pattern book and is not finished.

Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund

By exchange

Woven, beaded strip with wool yarn tassels on the ends. Possibly for a bandolier bag.

This was probably a woven wrap for something like a cradle or a hairpiece.

Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks

Loom woven beaded band.

This is a woven, beaded strip possibly for a bandolier bag.

Small beaded band with white, blue and red geometric design . It has a green banded edge with short beaded fringe.

The object is a woven flat bag of woven grass with a drawstring around the top. The designs of wool and grass on each side of the bag are different. One side has a diagonal striped design while the other has fringed triangles and diamond shapes arranged in a vertical pattern. Basic materials for bags like this one were originally hemp or grass but when cotton became available through trade, weavers switched to cotton. Dyed cornhusks were sometimes used for the designs. The particular patterns on this bag appear to show the influence of Plains' parfleche patterns on Northwest Coast weavers. After Europeans introduced the horse to North America, Native Americans from these areas interacted regularly. Soft woven bags like this one were often used to carry goods on horseback from one place to another or to simply store and protect berries, roots, and nuts from moisture and dust. The object is in good condition. Some of the wool is faded.