Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1988-0005-0036 | |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Pouch | |
| Culture | unidentified Plateau or Northern Plains Indian | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Plateau or Northern Plains area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rawhide; Wool; Cotton; Glass beads; Metal: Tin; Thread | |
| Description | Woman's purse constructed on rawhide for the front piece and black woolen cloth for the back; Back panel is edged in red and green cotton cloth; Front panel is edged in red wool and green, yellow and purple cotton cloth; Front panel is beaded in yellow overlay stitch with three horizontal rows of blue stepped diamonds edged in indigo and pink steps; Three vertical white bands, one bead wide, separate the panel into three sections; Back is undecorated; Hide fringe at along seams tipped in tin cones; Collected by American artist Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) in 1909. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 21.0, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 24.5 | |