Pouch

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Pouch

Entry/Object ID

2018.3.187

Description

Property M21: Beaded Strike-A-Light Pouch. Object: storage, Artist/Maker: unknown (20th Century, Plains) Title/Model: Strike-A-Light Pouch, Date/Region: ca. 1910 / Plains Indian, Medium/Technique: leather, glass seed beads, thread & wood beads / handmade, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 11" H x 2.75" W x .25" D, Condition: fair, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: This white, black, and blue seed beaded leather pouch with leather fringe is indicative of a Southern Plain Indian artist. These bags often held flint or other small items on the belts of women.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pouch

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Width

4-1/2 in

Length

2-1/2 in

Material

SEED, Beads, Leather

Color

Tan, White, Blue, Yellow, Black

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 19, 2018