Beaded buckskin; folds over to be worn on belt; strip on back part through which shaped front goes; finely beaded floral designs in varicolored glass "seed" beads with geometrical beadwork trim around edge.
Donor:
George Bangle and Mrs. George Bangle
Collection place:
Ouray Agency, Uintah County, Utah
Verbatim coll. place:
Utah; Ouray Agency
Culture or time period:
Ute
Collector:
John McAndrews
Collection date:
ca. 1884-1892
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Holsters
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Context of use:
For pistol or revolver. May well be part of a dance costume.