Native American, Western United States, Plains tribes, likely Lakota (Sioux) tribe, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A pair of hide and leather pouches, one beaded for use as a decorative tobacco pouch, and the other is unadorned. The beaded pouch is made from three leather panels that are sewn together with cotton threads to create a pocket and a flap. The glass seed beads are pale blue and red to create a border and geometric patterning on the frontside. The circular and three pronged linear motifs are lane stitched. The other pouch is a single piece of leather, sewn up the sides to form a cylindrical opening with a cord sewn around the neck to reinforce the opening. This pouch still contains dozens of lead buckshot pellets! Size of beaded pouch: 3.5" L x 3.5" W (8.9 cm x 8.9 cm)
Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s
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Condition
Losses and perforations to leather beaded pouch. Discoloration and staining. Loses to blue beading along lower edge and fraying of threads. Leather ais stiff and cracked. The other pouch is intact. Staining and discoloration to hide. This pouch contains many lead buckshot pellets and has a modern foam plug to keep these in place.