Octopus Bag

Octopus bag with beaded floral designs. The bag itself is made from dark blue, wool, trade cloth with eight flaps hanging below, four on each side. The central, beaded design is of a flower in white, orange, red, pink, yellow, green, and teal beads. The outer edge of the bag is lined with yellow cloth and then white beads. Each of the four hanging flaps, or "arms," is divided into two at the lower end. The arms are decorated with floral, beaded designs. Each arm terminates in a pair of multicolored tassels with blue, white, and red beads strung along the upper portion of each tassel. A carrying strap is attached along the upper edge. The strap is made from black cloth with red, cloth edges. The strap is ornamented with beaded floral designs in similar colors as the bag, with light and dark blue beads added, and with white beads lining the edge.