Buckskin Pouch with Beadwork Fringe
Historical artifact -- Bag;Beaded Purse;Pouch
Identifier:
D154
Description
Buckskin Pouch with Beadwork Fringe. Apache buckskin pouch with tricolor fringe from the bottom. The fringe is beaded across with brown, white, and red beads, with a blue and white bead at the bottom of each strand. The bag has a scalloped edge, beaded in multicolor. The sides of the pouch have different designs; one side has a blue and pink border, with white zig-zagging down the center dividing the outside blue from the pink inside. The center has a white and brown circle with 8 green diamonds pointing in the cardinal directions in pairs of two and four lines pointing diagonally between the pairs of green diamonds. The other side has a green and white border with lines of yellow dividing the border into green right triangles on the outside and white on the inside. The center design is four red diamonds with blue and white centers and two green and black lines parallel to each other behind the diamonds in the center. The bag has a drawstring closure.
Content Date:
1900s
