Acquisition Fund Courtesy of Olga Pella
Both Eastern Woodlands and Southeastern tribes had a long tradition of making and wearing large pouches with carrying straps, often elaborately decorated. These bags were originally utilitarian in nature and served as containers for hunting and traveling. It is believed that such bandolier bags were derived from the haversacks pouches carried by eighteenth-century British soldiers. Jay McGirt has followed the traditional Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole shoulder bag in both style and beadwork design.
