Pouch/bag. Made of beaded buckskin leather; glass beads. Ellipse body with 2 flared top flaps. Pinked cut edges and slits for drawstring on flaps. Floral beaded design on body face. White (crystal) bead background with blue, light blue, yellow green, green, dark green, yellow, and red (crystal) bead design. Bag body has looped red bead fringe. 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:
length 15.5 centimeters
Comment:
Acquired by collector while he was surveyor for Indian reservations.