Bandolier bag

Delaware bandoleer bag; ca. 1850Hide, cotton, silk, glass; pigment; bag: h. 26 cm., w. 28 cm.‖RMV 360-9961; acquired by the Royal Cabinet of Rarities from Mr. Goekoop, before 1880, "from an Indian chief"‖ The flat square pouch of this bandoleer is made of black-dyed deerskin. The lower part is covered with multi-colored abstract designs in overlay or spot-stitch beadwork. Fine ribbon appliqué is s…