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Painted rawhide container
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Painted rawhide container

Artist
MediumLeather, beads, sinew
DimensionsOther: 28 (plus 58 cm fringe) × 26 cm (11 × 10 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Ogden B. Read
Object number1881.3.44
DescriptionAlmost square pouch carrying case. Beaded decoration. All beaded strap for carrying over shoulder. Deerskin stained ochre color.
Description from catalog card: Rawhide, folded and sewn together on either side with deerskin lacing over red stroud trim, long skin fringe sewn to each side seam; over-hanging flap fastened at center with thongs through one pair of holes; short hide carrying strap at back; painted design on front composed of geometric forms in red, yellow, and green, outlined in black, framed above and below by a brown striped band trimmed with green.
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