A non-profit educational foundation created for the purpose of preserving Native American artifacts, art, and culture.
A non-profit educational foundation created for the purpose of preserving Native American artifacts, art, and culture.

31 August 2015; Arapaho Paint Pouch


Bags and pouches were used for many things. This photo shows an Arapaho paint pouch. The beadwork covering this item is done in a pattern called “lazy stitch”, meaning that several beads were strug at a time and set into rows. Even putting 10 beads on at a time, it would still take a considerable amount of time to complete the task.

That’s not all that decorates this pouch; can you see the delicate tooling on the leather? Did you notice the larger, faceted beads in cobalt at the bottom of the bag?

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