Pouch
74-24-20
From: New Mexico (uncertain) | Arizona (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 74-24-20 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Navajo |
| Provenience | New Mexico (uncertain) | Arizona (uncertain) |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made | 1850-1900 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Leather | Copper | Turquoise |
| Description | Rectangular leather pouch with double flap closure. Long leather shoulder strap decorated with 74 conical copper studs (plain). There are 2 decorated copper buttons on ends of strap. Pouch is decorated with 7 copper studs at the bottom as well as a large copper (or silver?) fluted ornament in center of pouch. A green turquoise is mounted on the large ornament. A leather thong is attached to the first flap, passes through a hole in the second flap and goes through two holes in the pouch for closing. Made in the late 19th cent. |
| Length | 15 cm |
| Width | 11.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Anne Rowland, 1974 |
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