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Object Number
986-14-10/60043
Display Title
Pouch, small with drawstring
Descriptions
Object Description
Small drawstring pouch of smoked "Indian tanned leather" (moose or caribou hide with elk hide? fringe.) Beaded rose design on front. Unusual pocket on back, which may imply use as medicine bag or worn by women in a powwow. Porcelain beads occur on fringe. Blue cloth lining.
Inventory Description
Bag, leather, pinked edges, fabric int., beaded floral design and fringe
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Subarctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States?
North America / Canada?
North America / Canada?
Dimensions
Overall: 35.9 x 20.7 x 1.2 cm (14 1/8 x 8 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-14-10/60043
Provenance
Owner
John Nichols
(4/85)
Collector
Byron Harvey, III
(April, 1985)
Donor
Byron Harvey, III
(3/13/1986)
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