Small Beaded Drawstring Pouches (2), c.1890

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Small Beaded Drawstring Pouches (2), c.1890
Small Beaded Drawstring Pouches (2), c.1890
Artifact/Collection Number: 
AC 2002.2_9 and AC 2002.2_10
Location: 
Shelf 32 Box 4

Two small tan leather drawstring pouches from the Shoshone at Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho. One pouch is decorated with intricate bead work with red, blue and yellow beads. The other pouch is decorated with embroidered patterns in red and blue and features leather tassels at the bottom. Each pouch is tied off with a drawstring at the top. These pouches belonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887.

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Origin: 
Gift of Enid Straw, 1968 and 1975
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