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Mildred (Tinker) Schuman, Lac du Flambeau poet, beader, pipe-carrier, tribal elder.
Ojibwe bandolier beaded bag (gashkibidaaganag—a large, heavily beaded shoulder bag). The artist made this bag for her son, a traditional dancer, and it took her 3 years to complete the piece. The design represents 3 maple leaves with a stream of water connecting the stems

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