Beaded Bag, Crow or Shoshone

Beaded Bag, Crow or Shoshone

Bag/pouch: cotton and possibly cow hide, rectangle, spot stitch and lazy stitch, glass seed beads, floral pattern on one side - geometric pattern on other side, colors on floral side - white field, green, translucent green and teal leavEes - red, light blue, navy blue, orange and translucent yellow, colors on geometric side are white field, red, light blue, clear gold, green and irredessent dark blue. All beads are faceted except for white, orange and the traditional light blue, light brown thread, thick fringe, bag is lined with cloth and has a leather divider with small pocket sewn onto it. H-OH is written on inside of bag, beads have started to fall off on one side near opening.
  • Object: Beaded Bag, Crow or Shoshone
  • Artist: Unknown
  • Circa: early 1900's
  • Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2"
  • Culture Area: Plains
  • Cultural Group: Crow or Shoshone
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: Betty B. Goshay
  • Catalog #: 97.297