Plains beaded leather sewing bag

Titles: Plains beaded leather sewing bag (Supplied title)

Description: A Plains, possibly Dakota or Cheyenne, flat leather pouch with flap closure and thong handle, circa 1900. Its edges are trimmed with blue and white glass seed beads. Each corner terminates in a metal tinkler cone and a fragment of dark blue wool. The pouch was collected at the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in North Dakota.

Dates

• Approximately 1900 (Creation)

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 9859.10

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 5 1/2 inches length (pouch)
• 3 1/4 inches width (pouch)
• 4 inches length (flap)

Subjects

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