Mohawk
Beaded Pouch
Mohawk, 1879
Scroll
Mohawk
Beaded Pouch
Mohawk, 1879
Physical Qualities
Velveteen, glass beads, cloth, metal, 6 5/8 x 6 1/16 x 1/4 in. (16.8 x 15.4 x 0.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Irene Gulck and Bequest of Florence Reese Winslow, by exchange with the Denver Art Museum
Object Number
1953.4.7
Front and back made of brown velveteen. Floral designs in multi-colored beads with similar pattern on both sides. Pouch is flat, oval shaped, has flaps at top. Border in red cloth with strands of beads attached.
Red cloth
The Baltimore Museum of Art by exchange, 1953; Denver Art Museum by gift; Estate of General William C. Brown (Denver).
'A Shared Tradition: Native North American Beadwork,' BMA, Aug. 7, 1990-Jan. 20, 1991.
Inscribed: BIro-190G written under one flap; transcription confirmed by DAM catalogue card.
