Belt pouch

Unknown

ca. 1800 · Tanned leather, porcupine quills, dye, metal cones, and deer hair · The American Wing

Bags of this type were made by women for men to fold over their belts; a slit in the center serves as the opening. The shiny dyed porcupine quills provide a dramatic contrast to the softly textured dark brown leather, and a fringe of metal cones and red-dyed deer hair adds another dimension of texture and color. The bold palette of vivid red, black, and white is characteristic of northeastern Woodlands quillwork of the period.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1800

Medium

Tanned leather, porcupine quills, dye, metal cones, and deer hair

Culture

Haudenosaunee/ Iroquois (?), Native American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 2019