43: A SIOUX OR ARAPAHO BEADED POUCH CIRCA 1890

The lazy stitch beading on sinew in blue, white and white-heart red is accented in light green, some of which is lost from one side, it retains an unusual rawhide tassel with beading.
pouch measures 4.5 x 2.75 without the 7 inches of beaded fringe.
Good condition noting losses along one side as seen in the images, thread reinforcements.
Provenance: The 40 year collection of Father Tom Wiederholt, Kansas City, Missouri. Tom was a close personal friend of scholar and curator Ralph 'Ted' Coe who advised Tom on most of his acquisitions.
$300 - $350