Pouch, Beaded leather
Description
This is a beaded leather pouch made from commercially-tanned leather and buckskin. The flap is sewn on separate. The front is fully beaded in blue and red opaque beads. The sides have two bands of yellow transparent beads. And the back is bordered in the blue and yellow beads. The beads are sewn on using lazy stitch. On March 16, 2015 during a NAGPRA collections review, designated tribal representatives from the three Ute tribes informed History Colorado staff that this pouch may have been used to carry ration tickets, tobacco or sage, money, or other small items. This pouch may have been worn by attaching it to a belt.
Object Information
Local ID:
E.1461.1
Provenance:
Collected by Charles S. Stobie. Charles Stobie came to Colorado in the summer of 1865 at the age of 20. As a young man, he lived with Nevava’s band of Uncompahgre (Northern) Utes. Later he became a scout for Major Jacob Downing and Major D.C. Oakes. Accompanying Oakes, Stobie helped establish the White River Indian Agency in northwestern Colorado. He also maintained an artist’s studio in Denver for many years, later moving to Chicago.
Count:
1
Rights:
No Known Copyright
