Prospectors Bag

Prospectors Bag

Beaded Prospectors Bag. Collector said she found gold dust on the inside when she first purchased it. circ. 1910-1925. Done in buckskin with cotton thread. Technique is sewing techinique typical of paiute work on pouch with serrated top - almost like pinking shears. Beads are: Greasy Yellow #11, Red White hears #12, Teale Blue - inside flower very old Ole Green #11 Done in tack down.
  • Object: Prospectors Bag
  • Artist: -
  • Circa: -
  • Dimensions: 6 1/2" long 3 1/2" wide
  • Culture Area: Basin
  • Cultural Group: Paiute
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: Moore, Elizabeth
  • Catalog #: 90.156