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Object Number
987-24-10/60657
Display Title
Fringed leather pouch, handsewn in two sections: "pouch" and "neck".
Descriptions
Object Description
Fringed leather pouch, handsewn in two sections: "pouch" and "neck". Bottom portion of pouch is ringed on one side with rust-colored zig-zag and on the other with green zig-zag. On side with rust zig-zag, beadwork is in orange, blue, and green. On side with green, it is white, green, blue, and orange. "Neck" trimmed with two rings of beads. Top, multicolored. Bottom, red and white. 33 x 22 cm. (length x width, with 12 cm. fringe on bottom.)
Inventory Description
Long pouch, beaded designs on leather, fringed sides, oval bottom
Classification
- Pouch
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
North Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms
Sioux Indian Devils Lake Reservation
Materials
Leather, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 45 x 14 x 0.6 cm (17 11/16 x 5 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
987-24-10/60657
Provenance
Collector
Alexandria V. Dexter
(1915)
Donor
Edythe Dexter
(1987)
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