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| Item No. |
NA0008 |
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| Work: |
Beaded Leather Pouch |
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| People: |
[Northern Plains] |
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| Place of Origin: |
Northern Plains |
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| Date of work: |
ca. 1860-1880 s |
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| Medium: |
Glass bead and leather. |
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| Size: |
Length: 5-3/8" (13.7 cm) |
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Width: 3-7/8" (9.9 cm) |
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| Description: |
A flat soft leather pouch with a soft leather strap, beautifully |
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decorated with an unusual design in multicolored beadwork. The beadwork
trims the top rim as well as the outline of the pouch. The face is
decorated with equally spaced, concentrically oriented lines of
intermittently sown beads, and a central symbolic motif of solid
beadwork. The back of the pouch is plain leather, well patinated and
what appears to be natural tanning from probable contact with the
wearer’s skin. |
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| JMBG Notes: |
This is a wonderful piece of Native American
handiwork. |
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The unusual beadwork design has been difficult to find. In our
research, we have come across only one example of the central motif
(on a leather shirt) which helped us to classify the pouch as Northern
Plains. Unfortunately, we have not been able to identify any specific
tribe. |
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| Condition: |
Overall very good condition, with a fine age patina. Some |
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bead losses at top right back rim, and few individual beads from the bead lines
on the front. Two small wear spots on front leather. |
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| Conservation: |
The loose ends of threads where bead loss had occurred |
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were tied off with single knots, and stabilized with tiny amounts of
polyvinyl acetate adhesive. |
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| Provenance: |
Private collection. |
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| Price: |
$485.00 US |
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| Detail Photos: |
Detail of
Front Middle |
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Detail of
Front Top |
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Back View |
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Back
Bottom |
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