Bag, Tobacco, Beaded, Sioux, Vintage 20th Century, 1287
HOW PRECIOUS IS THIS POUCH?
This little beaded tobacco pouch is crafted by the Plains Indians and attributed to the Sioux. It begins with tanned leather hide and embellished with glass beads of light blue, yellow, orange, and brown in a geometric pattern on either side. Along the bottom of the pouch is a row of short leather fringe, and completed with a tie string. A wonderful piece that has true Native American history.
- affiliation: Sioux
- materials: hide, glass beads including greasy yellow
- measurements: length: 15", width: 4 1/2"
- weight: 148 grams
- nice vintage condition
- beads are secure
- abrasions and surface wear commensurate with age
- nice patina
- wear from ethnographic use
- style: Bag-1287
Description
HOW PRECIOUS IS THIS POUCH?
This little beaded tobacco pouch is crafted by the Plains Indians and attributed to the Sioux. It begins with tanned leather hide and embellished with glass beads of light blue, yellow, orange, and brown in a geometric pattern on either side. Along the bottom of the pouch is a row of short leather fringe, and completed with a tie string. A wonderful piece that has true Native American history.
- affiliation: Sioux
- materials: hide, glass beads including greasy yellow
- measurements: length: 15", width: 4 1/2"
- weight: 148 grams
- nice vintage condition
- beads are secure
- abrasions and surface wear commensurate with age
- nice patina
- wear from ethnographic use
- style: Bag-1287
