Group of Great Lakes and Northeastern Beaded Pouches

late 19th - early 20th century

lot of 6, includes:

a Cree pouch, thread-sewn on smoke tanned moose hide with fringe lining the outer edges; beaded floral design on both sides in colors of translucent blue, candy apple red white-heart, white, cobalt, light pink, and light blue
length 9-1/4 inches x width 9-3/4 inches (including fringe)

a Haudenosaunee pouch, thread-sewn on hide and edges with red ribbon; beaded with linear elements in colors of cobalt, pony trader blue, black, reddish-brown, and translucent red
length 6-7/8 inches x width 6-1/4 inches

an Anishinaabe pouch, thread-sewn on canvas and beaded with a floral design in colors of red white-heart, translucent burgundy, navy blue, greasy blue, greasy green, light pink, and translucent gold on a translucent background
length 6-1/4 inches x width 5-3/8 inches

an Anishinaabe wall hanging, thread-sewn on canvas with beaded floral design in colors of red white-heart, greasy pink, pea green, translucent green, translucent navy blue, greasy blue, and white
length 6-1/8 inches x width 3-5/8 inches

a pair of matching Anishinaabe wall hangings, thread-sewn on smoke tanned moose hide and backed with a cotton cloth; beaded floral design in colors of navy blue, greasy blue, greasy orange, green, and greasy yellow on a white background
length 3-7/8 inches x width 21/2 inches; AND length 3-1/2 inches x width 2-5/8 inches

The Dr. Charles E. Bartlett Collection, by Descent