Pouch/bag. Rectangular, beaded, with buckskin drawstring top; glass beads. Top lined with lavender (light purple) cotton. Knotted buckskin (?) drawstrings. Pouch body: repeating geometric design in white (crystal), gold-colored metallic, bright green, and lavender beads. Looped beaded fringe in same 4 colors. Top flaps trimmed in red cotton, lavender and crystal bead border. Sewn with (?) thread.
Donor:
Barbara Patty
Collection place:
Great Lakes, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Great Lakes
Culture or time period:
Great Lakes cultures
Collector:
James Canfield
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pouches
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 11 centimeters and length 18.2 centimeters
Comment:
Acquired by collector while he was surveyor for Indian reservations." References: "cf. Cat. No. 2-67057.