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  1. Bandolier Bag - Smarthistory

    • Bandolier bags are based on bags carried by European soldiers armed with rifles, who used the bags to store ammunition cartridges. While bandolier bags were made by different tribes and First Nationsac… See more

    Material and Design

    While men most commonly wore these bags, women created them. Initially, bandolier bags did not have a pocket, but were intended to complement men’s ceremonial … See more

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    Prairie Style

    The NMAI bandolier bag relates to a broader array of objects that demonstrate the so … See more

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    Today

    Bandolier bags are still made and worn today—attesting to their rich and complex history and their continuing ceremonial and cultural functions. For example, in 2004 when the N… See more

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