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Catalog Number

CAS 1991-0009-0004   CAS 1991-0009-0004; Pouch
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Pouch
Culture Kiowa
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Oklahoma
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hide; Glass beads; Ochre; Thread
Description Pouch constructed of circular and seamless piece of hide which was probably originally accompanied by leather thong for cinching it at top; Beaded border of primarily blue beads with one narrow brown row and yellow parallelograms bordered in red or blue completely encircles perimeter of pouch; Interior of pouch is colored heavily with red ochre; Exterior is undecorated.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 0.2, Max Diam = ca. 25.0