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Catalog Number CAS 1988-0005-0034   CAS 1988-0005-0034; Pouch
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Pouch
Culture unidentified Plateau Indian
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data Plateau area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Tanned hide; Glass beads; Metal: Tin; Sinew
Description Trapezoidal pouch constructed of two pieces of tanned hide stitched with sinew; Back piece extends over front to create flap; Flap is edge beaded in blue, orange and red; Flap is beaded in lazy stitch with geometric patterns of parallelograms and equilateral triangles; Front of pouch is beaded with zigzag patterns in orange, blue, red, white and black; Hide fringe at bottom is tipped with tin cones; Three hide slats on either side and edge beaded in red and white and tipped with blue and green beading and fringe; Collected by American artist Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) prior to 1940.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 11.0, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 15.3