Beaded leather medicine bag
Historical artifact -- Bag;Pouch
Identifier:
D165Description
Beaded leather medicine bag. The front of the bag has a beadwork design with abstract floral shapes. The front is outlined in red with a green background, and symmetrical organic shapes in red, white, blue, yellow, and pink beads. The top flap is beaded in green with red, white and blue squares symmetrically down the center line. The strap is beaded in green, with a white scalloped border. The design on the strap features more geometric stapes in red, white, and blue, including squareds, triangles, and crosses.The back of the bag has a drawing of a buck with "Harry King" written on its back and "Tonica, ILL" above its front leg. The head of the buck points towards the bottom of the bag.Content Date:
circa 1870
(depicts)