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Possible bag with beaded panels / Native American; Sioux

Essay/Description

Leather bag with beaded panels and flap. Beaded flap is decorated with geometric designs made using a lazy stitch. The large beaded panels also have geometric designs that are made using lazy stitching. The side panels are decorated with several metal cones holding dyed red horse hair. It is a match to bag 84.609. The beaded flap is visible on this bag.

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Title(s): 
Possible bag with beaded panels
Culture: 
Native American; Sioux
Date: 
19th century
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
Great Plains, United States of America
Materials/Techniques: 
leather, glass, metal, horse hair
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
84.608
Department: 
Not On View

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