Beaded Tobacco Pouch with Orange Wrapped Tassels
Historical artifact -- pouch;Pouch, Tobacco;Bag;Bag, Tobacco;Beadwork;Beaded Purse
Identifier:
B735
Description
Beaded Tobacco Pouch with Orange Wrapped Tassels. The top of the pouch has two sets of two ties with four long white beads. The top of the pouch is beaded around the edge with white and red and blue 'H' patterns alternating. The body of the pouch is beaded in white with multicolored designs. One side of the pouch has red and green crosses with yellow centers in lines of three along the outside edges. The center of the design has a light blue diamond outlined in blue with a yellow rectangle in the center and red rectangles outlining the yellow. Above and below the blue diamond, there are two sets of two dark blue right triangles forming half of a square. The inside of the square is white with a red center at the edge of the beadwork. The other side of the pouch has green triangles pointing towards the outside along all four edges. The center design is a dark blue square with yellow embellishments in the outline. The center of the square is white with a red diamond in the center, outlined in white, surrounded by dark blue triangles. The top and bottom of the diamond are connected to the square by a dark blue rectangle. The bottom of the bag has stiff tassels wrapped in orange, white and blue. The bottom tassels are softer and are undecorated with either wraps or beads.
