Small bag for men and women, 1875 - 1885 (East Dakota - Yankton)

Borsina per uomini e donne, 1875 – 1885 (Dakota dell’Est - Yankton)

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Indians of the Plains (Canada)
Technique and Dimensions:

Tanned cervid leather, glass countries ("lazy" stitch embroidery), metal cones, semi-precious stone countries, animal fibre.

Location:

C.A. 475

Provenance:

Donation of Missioni Cattoliche Americane, 1893

Small bag for men and women with embroidery that symbolically depict the types (triangles) and the Morning Star (crosses). It was carried on the belt and contained the steel and flint.