Most of the Southeastern art was lost when they were removed from their homes and moved to reservations. It is through portable objects collected or purchased by Westerners that Southeastern art survives. The primary example from which this article will draw is a bandoulier bag titled just Shoulder Bag made by the Cherokee people in the 1830s during the height of bandoulier bag production. It measures 20 x 23.5 cm and is currently held by the University of California at San Diego. A bandoulier bag is a bag that is worn over the shoulder with a large panel and a small pocket. Beads typically cover the strap and front panel. Depending on the region, the strap ends with fringes and different shapes. Almost universally, the bead pattern on the band transforms into a similar but distinctly different pattern as it reaches the top of the bow and back again. Most bag designs have a strong sense of balance but actively avoid symmetry. Additionally, they typically operate within a limited color palette with certain colors associated with different tribes. Although the best-known form of Southeastern beadwork is the bandoulier bag, beadwork was also used in garments such as belts and beaded panels. In some regions, such as the Great Lakes, bandoulier bags became artfully beaded display items and lost their function as an accessory.