Bandolier (Shoulder) Bag

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bandolier bag by unknown artist. The bag has a long, narrow top portion with a U-shaped cutout for the head. The top portion is white with a brown edge and features embroidered blue, green, and black floral designs on both sides. Below the top portion is a black rectangle outlined with a white zigzag pattern and featuring embroidered vines with leaves, flowers and berries in blue, green, yellow, and pink. A larger white rectangle outlined with a brown border and a black zigzag pattern features embroidered blue, green, and black floral designs and is below the black rectangle. The bottom of the bag is adorned with maroon and orange tassels. The bag is set against a gray background.