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Catalog Number CAS 0090-0045   CAS 0090-0045; Pouch
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Pouch
Culture Arapaho
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Tanned hide; Glass beads; Metal: Brass; Tin; Sinew
Description Pouch with slightly tapering sides stitched from two pieces of tanned hide; Flap is attached with sinew; Flap and back panel are dyed orange; Hide lace tipped with brass beads attached to front panel and secures through hole in flap; Edge beaded in red; Flap lazy stitch beaded in light blue with red trim; Front panel decorated in lazy stitch with triangular motifs in blue, green, red, white and orange on light blue background; Short hide fringe at bottom tipped with tin cones.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 7.6, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 11.8