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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2016-0009-0013   CAS 2016-0009-0013; Panel with pouch
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Panel with pouch
Culture Athabascan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900
Collection Name N/A
Materials Buckskin; Glass beads; Commercial satin fabric; Commercial thread
Description Leather panel in shape of a pentagon, with parallel sides rising to an A-line top; Leather loop is sewn to top peak on back; Front of panel is brown leather with small pouch at bottom; Pouch is outlined in light and dark blue beads and has a beaded design of three pink and gold flowers on a branching pale blue stem; Above the pouch is another beaded floral design: five dark blue and yellow buds on a branching pale blue stem; Entire panel, including the top loop, is edged in light blue, dark blue and light green beads; Back of panel is covered in black satin.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 12.0, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 25.0