| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0626 |
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| Category |
Bead & Leatherwork |
| Object Name |
Pouch |
| Culture |
unidentified Southern Plains Indian |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Oklahoma (?) |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
South-central Plains area |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1940-1960 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Tanned leather; Glass beads; Cotton thread |
| Description |
Pouch constructed from several pieces of tanned hide; Two pieces attached to form mouth flaps; Pouch lined with commercial cloth; Two-bead edging in red around perimeter; Lazy stitch beading on both sides; One side consists of a large "X" motif made of smaller light and dark blue and red lines with lavender and blue curvilinear shapes on a white background; Reverse design of vertical columns of right triangles in lavender, red and blue; Fringe extending below pouch is beaded in red, white, and orange with navy and white bands. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 13.9, Length = 21.5 |